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Tribunal Watch has indexed 39,995 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,357 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,389 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,370 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 30,117 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,500 | 36% |
| Struck out | 6,576 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,870 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |
| Other | 1,039 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,870 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,589 | |
| 2026 | 2,415 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6014458/2024 | 16 September 2025 | R Harry | Halfords Autocentre | England & Wales | — |
| 2409129/2023 | 16 September 2025 | Second Claimant: Ms Georgina Glendinning Ms Kellie Haughan | Direct Rail Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403811/2019 | 16 September 2025 | Dr M Caleap | University of Bristol | England & Wales | — |
| 6030566/2025 | 16 September 2025 | — | Ehimen v Minster Home Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401148/2024 | 16 September 2025 | Miss A Punter | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | £20,001 |
| 6018593/2025 | 15 September 2025 | Mr A Awonuga | Pathways To Opportunities | England & Wales | — |
| 1401863/2024 | 15 September 2025 | Ms L Grodecka | University of Southampton | England & Wales | £8,040 |
| 3201032/2024 | 15 September 2025 | Paul Bryant |
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 | 51 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 48 |
| 18 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 19 | Home Office | 47 |
| 20 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
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| 6009650/2025 | 15 September 2025 | Shaheen Miah | Barts Health NHS | England & Wales | — |
| 3206012/2022 | 15 September 2025 | Mr Keith Charles | London Borough of Hackney | England & Wales | — |
| 6021311/2025 | 15 September 2025 | E Hussain | Netsparker Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402346/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Mr A Verbitskiy | Alsico Laucuba Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000931/2024 | 12 September 2025 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000931/2024 Held in Inverness on 25, 26, 27, & August 2025 Employment Judge J M Hendry Members N Quinn S Larkin Mr J Heerlyn | British Broadcasting Corporation | Scotland | — |
| 1400784/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Bashe Jama | Equans Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202183/2023 | 12 September 2025 | Mr Stewart Latimer | Steer Automotive Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2220735/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Mr R Donnan | London Underground Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6013562/2025 | 12 September 2025 | Mr P Bergman | Arcane Tavern Limited TA The Cornish Arms Inn | England & Wales | — |
| 6009765/2024 | 12 September 2025 | In Person | Ms V. Kendrew, Solicitor PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 6002944/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Mr Willer Lafeuillee | Little And Large Inns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2217828/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Mrs Silvia de Mentaberry | Ground Truth Intelligence Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6012113/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Mr C Young | Apple Retail UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103363/2025 | 12 September 2025 | Mrs P Spy | Eternal Balance LLP | Scotland | £3,629 |
| 2303433/2024 | 12 September 2025 | — | Butcher v Hozah Parking Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6022990/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Ms Jahmal-Lah Mcfarlane Moore | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 6001366/2024 | 12 September 2025 | Ms Esma Williams | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1805616/2025 | 12 September 2025 | Mr A Roach | The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 6012048/2025 | 12 September 2025 | Rachel Carter | Chelmsford Hair Ltd | England & Wales | £3,556 |
| 6003446/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Mr David Squibb | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | £135 |
| 6018569/2025 | 11 September 2025 | Rose Forsythe | Kerrisia Harris | England & Wales | — |
| 6008726/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Mr Jones | NSC Global Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6014254/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Mr E Dikyol | The Keyholding Company Limited | England & Wales | £3,690 |
| 3312029/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Mr P Willgress | Total Home Delivery Limited | England & Wales | £15,140 |
| 6022635/2025 | 11 September 2025 | Miss B Clarke | BSH Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304263/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Miss L. Bacon | Palmers (St. Albans) Ltd. Hearing: Final Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 3300527/2024 | 11 September 2025 | Mr A Akhtar | British United Provident Association Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6031763/2025 | 11 September 2025 | Mr. A. Naumov | Fil Investment Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311805/2024 | 10 September 2025 | — | Huynh v Millswoodhouse Telecoms Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6009255/2025 | 10 September 2025 | A Kapodogo | Innovative Start Limited (in creditor's voluntary arrangement) | England & Wales | — |
| 3309123/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Mrs R H McLean | Coakley Opticians Limited | England & Wales | £10,136 |
| 6013156/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Mr Daniel Niculae | Bylor Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314706/2023 | 10 September 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1305709/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Miss B Allatt | Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2406812/2023 | 10 September 2025 | Mr K Waghat | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3303708/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Mr Srikanth Kanapathipillai | Morrisons | England & Wales | — |
| 2304791/2022 | 10 September 2025 | Ms Margaret Serwah | Nightingale Hammerson Trustee Company Ltd & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 3311472/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Mr. J P Alles | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 6004125/2025 | 10 September 2025 | A Flexer | Mediterranean Restaurant Brighton Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,074 |
| 6006573/2025 | 10 September 2025 | Ms Leah Drew | Hengist Restaurant Aylesford Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2307023/2023 | 10 September 2025 | Miss G Grant | St. Giles Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3302961/2024 | 10 September 2025 | Mr P. Baptiste | Royal Mail Group Ltd RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN PUBLIC | England & Wales | — |