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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401342/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mrs C Griffin | North Bristol NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4110553/2019 | 21 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110553/2019 Mr G Maguire | NorthSea Power Solutions Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1401715/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Mr C Evans | Mitie Security Limited | England & Wales | £4,275 |
| 3335561/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Mrs L Medus | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2403925/2017 | 21 November 2019 | Ms K Annand (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1400714/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mr S Withers | Highpoint Implementation & Training Services | England & Wales | — |
| 1810738/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mrs K Dickinson | Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2404958/2019 |
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 |
| 21 November 2019 |
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| 2411865/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Mr JP Morley | Ab Inbev UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2206953/2018 | 21 November 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £2,750 |
| 2410868/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mr A Wright | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 3332063/2018 | 21 November 2019 | — | Healey v The Dept Of Work And Pensions Jobcentre Plus | England & Wales | — |
| 4103338/2019 | 21 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103338/2019 Ms J McCarthy | Money Matters Money Advice Centre | Scotland | — |
| 4107337/2019 | 21 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107337/2019 Miss G Sutherland | Splashtime Swim Academy Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1402404/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mr G Davies | Triumph Aerospace Operations UK Limited (t/a Triumph Integrated Systems – Actuation & Control) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400603/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Miss C Jeffery | Petrie Tucker and Partners Limited (t/a MyDentist) | England & Wales | — |
| 1405286/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Mrs S Davies | Portsmouth City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2418129/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Joanne Withers | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3304255/2018 | 21 November 2019 | Mrs S Bibi | B&Q Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602404/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Mr M Akinsete | DSG Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401300/2019 | 21 November 2019 | Miss S Holland | 1) Blue Diamond Limited 2) Milton Park Dorset Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4110398/2019 | 21 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110398/2019 Mr D McQue | Tesco Stores Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2405935/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss J Thompson | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400185/2019 | 20 November 2019 | In person For the | Mr N Stoner (a Director of the Respondent) | England & Wales | £5,285 |
| 2410674/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr B Fraser | Rawcliffe Hall Country Club And Caravan Park | England & Wales | — |
| 2302413/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr S Hodson | Aluminium Vent Company Limited R1 Mr I Montgomery R2 Mr A Montgomery R3 Mr I Boushear R4 | England & Wales | — |
| 2500435/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr J Harrison | Asda Stores Ltd & M4 Recruitment Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3322227/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr P Goncalves | Russell Finex Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302649/2019 | 20 November 2019 | No attendance For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1600086/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr R Woodward | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 1806389/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss K Scarth | Michael Pieris Michael Angels of London Limited Halo Hair and Beauty | England & Wales | — |
| 2402257/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss N Hargreaves | State Bidco Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2406169/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr P Crouch | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2201336/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr S Rodgers | Openreach Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3303766/2019 | 20 November 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4107352/2019 | 20 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107352/2019 Mr T McInally | O-I Glass Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3202128/2018 | 20 November 2019 | Miss R Harkness | Holland & Barrett Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411006/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Ms L Thornton | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302239/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr G Melia | Photo-Me International plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2406519/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss K Stivrina | Bliss Hotels | England & Wales | — |
| 4106968/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr Shael Webster | Interplex PMP Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2600776/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr D Bharadia | Auto Safety Centre Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2401530/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr R Stringer | Renewi UK Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2411586/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr B Thomas | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2410976/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mr P Ratchford | Arch Europe Insurance Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411144/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mrs AJ Baines | The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1600219/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Jade Destro | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2410471/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Mrs J Bryant | Cascade (Charlton House) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402448/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss M Soden | Talbot Court Property Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2411282/2019 | 20 November 2019 | Miss H Rhodes | Helen Foden | England & Wales | — |