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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801867/2019 | 15 November 2019 | In person | Royal Armouries (International) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201462/2019 | 15 November 2019 | — | Innvotec Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402450/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mr H Taylor | Sanber Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406114/2019 | 15 November 2019 | Mrs T Smith | Anchor Group Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403743/2018 | 15 November 2019 | Mr I Francis | Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service | England & Wales | — |
| 4121425/2018 | 14 November 2019 | — | Hyde n Seek (Pinochios) Ltd | Scotland | £7,439 |
| 2600305/2020 | 14 November 2019 | Miss A Veni | Mr D Udall | England & Wales | £5,867 |
| 3307432/2018 | 14 November 2019 | In Person | — | England & Wales | £5,135 |
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 |
| 2300278/2019 |
| 14 November 2019 |
| Miss Natasha Bartlett |
| ATOS IT Services UK Limited |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 3201985/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr M Samsian | 1) University of Essex 2) Coventry University College | England & Wales | — |
| 2416414/2018 | 14 November 2019 | Mr R Cooper Mr D Adamson | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801318/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Miss C Winn | Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 3318920/2019 | 14 November 2019 | In person For the | Mr D. Mitchell, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1804017/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr B Mamcarz | Harsco Metals Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500994/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr W Keaning | Costco Wholesale (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404669/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Ms T Dye | Highbullen Hotel Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400512/2018 | 14 November 2019 | Mr D Wezowicz C1 Mr K Markowski C2 Mr P Blazejewski C3 Mr K Smykowski C4 | Polyclear Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803723/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr D Metcalfe | Nestle UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1805050/2019 | 14 November 2019 | No attendance For the | Estabulo Group | England & Wales | — |
| 3306448/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Ms L Muranda | Dimensions (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2400256/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr C Daley | Vodafone Automotive UK Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1305969/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr N Khera | Manpower Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1300606/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr M Barnsley | IVTS Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4107639/2019 | 14 November 2019 | — | Parkstone Hotel Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3304861/2018 | 14 November 2019 | Mr A Abouhussein | Alaraby Television Network Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200845/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr D Constance | ISS Mediclean Ltd T/A ISS Facility Services Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 2406506/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr D Virtopeanu | DHL International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107188/2019 | 14 November 2019 | f- W / l O 2. EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107188/2019 Held in Glasgow on October 2019 Employment Judge: J D Young | Mr Gary Davidson Dunskey Sporting Club Ltd | Scotland | £12,805 |
| 1305565/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mr R Powell | R & RC Bond (Wholesale) Limited t/a Bond International | England & Wales | — |
| 2500835/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Ms Jacqueline Longstaff | Continental Contracting (CCL) Ltd | England & Wales | £5,682 |
| 1805071/2019 | 14 November 2019 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4109499/2019 | 13 November 2019 | No: 4109499/2019 Mr P Nunn | Represented by: Mr E Gilligan, Solicitor Spirit Energy Production UK Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 4107182/2019 | 13 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4107182/2019 Mr P Smith | Represented by: Mr R Falconer, Solicitor NATS Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3202050/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr T Hallett | BA City Flyer Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502088/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr D Morrow | Suttons Tankers Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2503356/2018 | 13 November 2019 | Mrs M Balloch | EE Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3322101/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mrs C Nield | Tetra Pak Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4121888/2018 | 13 November 2019 | Mr Daryl Robertson | Represented by Ms L Neil Solicitor Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2207056/2018 | 13 November 2019 | Mr M Murillo | JC&C Bowers Holdings Ltd - In Compulsory Liquidation | England & Wales | — |
| 3200864/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr A Ahmed | Lloyds Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4105931/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr D J Morgan | — | Scotland | — |
| 4106444/2019 | 13 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4106444/2019 Mr K Miller | Represented by: Mr E Gilligan, Solicitor Paragon Offshore International Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 3200852/2019 | 13 November 2019 | 1. Mr D O’Sullivan 2. Mr W Singleton | Ford Motor Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303602/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mrs S Ashley | Staffline Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107765/2019 | 13 November 2019 | No: 4107765/2019 Mr I O'Donnell | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 1403893/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr A Brazil | Resin Driveways Hub Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4112460/2018 | 13 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112460/2018 Miss H Cameron | Represented by: Mr B Hann, solicitor Churchill Contract Services st | Scotland | — |
| 3334422/2018 | 13 November 2019 | Mr D Brennan | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403007/2019 | 13 November 2019 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | - Mr L Menzies (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 2301472/2019 | 13 November 2019 | In person (Mrs A Hoyos in support) For the | Mr P Oppenheim, Chief Executive | England & Wales | £1,125 |