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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600262/2019 | 26 November 2019 | Mr A Carvajal | PCF Print Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305847/2018 | 26 November 2019 | Ms PM Kirkwood (deceased) | Represented by: Ms E Snowdon - Lay Representative Mitchells & Butlers Retail Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2502303/2019 | 26 November 2019 | Mr D Hopper | Steadfast Security Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304695/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs H Mall | Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4104155/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Ms A Hamilton | Represented by: Ms A Bowman - Solicitor Mr G Climie | Scotland | — |
| 2301920/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Miss E Bor | Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1601100/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Mr M Allen | Dunbia Limited | England & Wales |
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 |
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| 1405074/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Miss R Lowe | Care South | England & Wales | — |
| 2201883/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Ms L Millin, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | £11,264 |
| 2411313/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr A Temple | Paul Hodgson | England & Wales | — |
| 2410346/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr B Gleaves | (R1) Bolton Whites Hotel Ltd (in administration) (R2) Special Catering Company Ltd (In creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2406387/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs L Flynn | Gourmet Social Enterprise CIC | England & Wales | £1,314 |
| 1401337/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr J Wright (Lay representative – friend of claimant) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2404719/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr M Wilson | Croston Sports Club | England & Wales | — |
| 1805417/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr D Mercado | SNT Trading Ltd (t/a Well-Lit) | England & Wales | — |
| 1403459/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs C Oliver First | Wessex Education Shared Services Limited Second Respondent: Gaynor Cupper | England & Wales | — |
| 2600213/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr Lukasz Antoszczyk | Hexcel Reinforcements UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602177/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr. J Whyley | National Westminster Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3306519/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Mr P Ward, Counsel For the | Mr Henry, Advisor | England & Wales | — |
| 4111637/2019 | 25 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111637/2019 Mrs R Young | Four Seasons Health Care (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2417810/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Mr S Woods | Bilfinger UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3333390/2018 | 25 November 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1804086/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs L Drayton | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201616/2018 | 25 November 2019 | Mr A Khan | Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd | England & Wales | £12,116 |
| 2602582/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs A Kisikan-Hulett | Annie's Burger Shack Derby Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602072/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mrs T Blood | The Yews Residential Home Limited | England & Wales | £394 |
| 2406468/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Mr R Bradley | Vodafone Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602213/2019 | 25 November 2019 | Miss A Sajdak | Accident Specialists Ltd | England & Wales | £1,403 |
| 2501483/2018 | 23 November 2019 | Mr G Brunskill (1), Mrs L Brunskill (2) | Parker Barras Bar One Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102151/2020 | 23 November 2019 | : N Elliot & W Muir Miss A | Represented by: Ms H Hiram - Non practising solicitor DSR Restaurants Ltd t/a McDonald’s | Scotland | — |
| 2304039/2018 | 23 November 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3331849/2018 | 22 November 2019 | Miss R Ricciardi | Oliver’s Cleaning Contractors Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4110897/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr A Sumner | D And E Coaches Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3332260/2018 | 22 November 2019 | Mr S Holloway | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2500521/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr Shaun Burgess | James Jones and Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803737/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr C Scott | Siemens Mobility Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3320660/2019 | 22 November 2019 | James Levy | British Airways plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2402061/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Ms T Marsden | Ignition Pub Management Ltd | England & Wales | £1,068 |
| 1804441/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr M Foster | Calor Gas Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4111215/2019 | 22 November 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111215/2019 Mrs L Scott | Tesco Stores Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2410461/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr S Rydeard | William M Snape Manufacturing Services (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4107034/2019 | 22 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107034/2019 Mr G Hopewell | Loomis UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4111632/2019 | 22 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111632/2019 Mrs P Stewart | Lord And Lady Crawford | Scotland | — |
| 3319558/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr M Hartwell | West Midlands Trains Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804428/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr M Farrell | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3303972/2018 | 22 November 2019 | Miss L Carr, Solicitor For the | Miss G Duffy , Consultant | England & Wales | £42,451 |
| 3304125/2018 | 22 November 2019 | Ms H Odunsi | 51degrees.mobi Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3320846/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Miss A Seaman | Norfolk County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1805058/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mrs N Williams | Xamax Clothing Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402945/2019 | 22 November 2019 | Mr ED Iyiewuare | Second State Pizza Ltd | England & Wales | — |