Claim pillar
Tribunal Watch has indexed 39,515 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,352 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,343 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,214 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,766 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,396 | 35% |
| Struck out | 6,533 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,818 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |
| Other | 1,026 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,871 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,577 | |
| 2026 | 1,946 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404855/2018 | 5 June 2019 | In person For the | University of Southampton | £3,449,329 |
| 2302179/2017 | 17 June 2022 | Mr C Crow (Counsel) For the | — | £1,009,832 |
| 3304188/2022 | 28 July 2023 | Cyril Gregory | Petro Trace Limited | £340,213 |
| 1801339/2017 | 9 May 2018 | Miss S J Austin | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £269,114 |
| 1600183/2021 | 27 November 2020 | Ms Peak Ong | Aberystwyth University | £264,442 |
| 3320831/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Joh Murphy | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | £234,410 |
| 3305627/2024 | 6 August 2025 | Mr Richard Cooke | Seven Resourcing Limited | £229,119 |
| 3303448/2019 | 25 March 2021 | Scott Neto | Key People Limited | £217,039 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401746/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr A Watkins | Coastguard Road Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301051/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr M Rahela | Greenwich Leisure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312693/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr J Halford | Westland (Horticulture) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500012/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr M Woodhouse | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1404757/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Miss Roberta Balkyte | AND More Seafood Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402220/2018 | 18 December 2019 | Mr R Dunn | Aggregate Industries Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403306/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr P Manning | Wiltshire Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2414125/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr N Samuels | Project Bullseye Bidco Limited |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the unfair dismissal caseload if unfair dismissalis tagged in its classification output. A single judgment frequently combines multiple claim types, so the same case may appear on more than one claim-type page. Per-claim outcomes come from the second-pass (LLM-assisted) extraction and are recorded for each claim a judgment decides; the success rate counts only claims a tribunal decided on the merits (upheld or dismissed). Award figures are taken from the remedy section of each judgment where present; cases without a quantified award — because the tribunal only determined liability, or because the remedy hearing is pending — are excluded from the compensation figures. Regional splits follow the tribunal's jurisdiction as recorded on gov.uk. Nothing on this page is legal advice or a prediction of any outcome; for any specific matter the gov.uk judgment PDF linked from each case page is the authoritative source.
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| 16 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | 50 |
| 17 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 18 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 47 |
| 19 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| 20 | British Telecommunications plc | 46 |
| England & Wales |
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| 2301531/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr C Wilmont | BaxterStorey Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400579/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr J Meads | The Co-Operative Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1405968/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr E Gonsalves | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201981/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mrs L Jarrett | Care UK Clinical Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300153/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr T Jackson | Dudman Investments Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1802924/2019 | 18 December 2019 | (1) Mr. Mark Rudland (2) Mr. Damien Rudland | Yorkshire Windows and Doors Ltd | England & Wales | £400 |
| 2300549/2018 | 18 December 2019 | Mrs T Collinson | CG & SA Levett, t/a Hartley Coffee House & Farm Shop | England & Wales | — |
| 2405944/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr M Towriss | Tesla Motors Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805423/2019 | 18 December 2019 | In person | Amazon UK Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803420/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr Malik, Lay representative Interpreter: Ms S Tahmasebinejad | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2601668/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mrs P Plant | Bradgate Education Partnership & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1400200/2019 | 18 December 2019 | in person (with Court Provider Interpreter Ms Santoro) For the | Mr & Mrs Mead (Mr Mead being the named Respondent) | England & Wales | — |
| 2423972/2017 | 18 December 2019 | Mr AJ Pahita | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306646/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Did not attend and was not represented For the | BSH Distribution Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 2410403/2019 | 18 December 2019 | Mr B Wootten | Ainscough Crane Hire Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801678/2019 | 18 December 2019 | In person | Liberty Speciality Steels Limited | England & Wales | £15,863 |
| 4108005/2019 | 17 December 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4108005/2019 Mr G Knight | Represented by: ASDA Stores Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2302691/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Mr P Mhlanga | Alum Care Limited t/a Kings Lodge | England & Wales | — |
| 2502479/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr A Dalgarno | Refresh Energy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303257/2017 | 17 December 2019 | Mr M Robertson | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3200163/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr G Idenekpoma | PMP Recruitment Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3331343/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Miss G Dixon | The Staunton Group Practice Dr Belinda Agoe Dr Hody Botros Dr Thomas Strommer Dr Kauser Ali | England & Wales | — |
| 2203063/2019 | 17 December 2019 | In Person For the | Mr A. Ross | England & Wales | — |
| 1804588/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr M Battle | Over 2 Hills Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301413/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Mr M Cansiuse | K & Z Enterprises Ltd t/a KFC«resp_others» | England & Wales | — |
| 4110206/2019 | 17 December 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: 4110206/2019 Heard at Edinburgh on th December 2019 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Mr C Graham | Appearing in person ICTS (UK) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2413603/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr N Davies | V21 Online Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304160/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Mr S Dobson | Thintech Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302142/2018 | 17 December 2019 | — | Consero London L2302142/2018 | England & Wales | — |
| 1804677/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr J Sullivan | Orsted Wind Power A/S | England & Wales | — |
| 1804215/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr J Parkes | Card Factory | England & Wales | — |
| 1806607/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Ms A Hirst | Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2302061/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Mrs F Anifowose | Bupa Havelock Court | England & Wales | — |
| 1805147/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Ms H Forster | Wm Morrisons Supermarket plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2303969/2018 | 17 December 2019 | Mrs A Coditoiu Mr C Coditoiu | Aster Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 1803606/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr P Lawrence | CSC Computer Sciences Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1806964/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr M Zak | Estabulo Rodizio Bar & Grill | England & Wales | — |
| 1800382/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr S Westney | Utilities Academy Limited (in administration) Determined on the papers at: Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 1806577/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Miss T Meachen | Almaz | England & Wales | — |
| 2405738/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr A Mason | Cumbria County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2203557/2020 | 17 December 2019 | Mr. K. Chavdarov | ISS Facility Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2413554/2019 | 17 December 2019 | Mr C Davies | Manchester Hall Ltd t/a Vanitas Bar | England & Wales | — |