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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 15,215 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,766 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,397 | 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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1305874/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr M Lal | Wigglecrc | England & Wales | — |
| 1810878/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr M Sharpe | New Day Cards Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303820/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Miss A Rowley | Aberrant Group Limited T/A McDonald's | England & Wales | — |
| 2300993/2019 | 4 October 2019 | In person For the | Ms J Patel (Trainee Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1306131/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr L Wallwork | Culina Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800801/2019 | 4 October 2019 | In person assisted by Mr L Shaw (husband) & Mr S Wood (friend) | Ms S Ross, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1302395/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr G Hynes | Wanzl Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401942/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mrs L Nelson | Mr LE Ansell & Mrs JM Ansell t/a The Manse Nursing Home |
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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| 4106837/2019 | 4 October 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106837/2019 Mr D Funston | Represented by: Mr M Sellek - Solicitor Forth Steel | Scotland | — |
| 2405470/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr M Belkacem | Pasha Restaurant and Lounge Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100624/2020 | 4 October 2019 | : D Massie N Richardson Teodor Asaftei | Reliance (AB) Limited | Scotland | £4,747 |
| 2417328/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr M Thomas | Lancashire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2414827/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr G Lever | The Co-Operative Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3334362/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr R Harris | Avocet H2O Limited | England & Wales | £17,095 |
| 1600075/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Miss Z Davies | Argos Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601412/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr A Pinchard | Composite Metal Flooring Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107267/2019 | 4 October 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4107267/2019 Mr B Donald | Represented by: Mr W McParland, Solicitor Kudos Scaffolding Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2410062/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr M Slater | Adam Griffiths | England & Wales | — |
| 3335352/2018 | 4 October 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2601469/2019 | 4 October 2019 | In Person For the | Ms S Horner, Livestock Equine and Business Manager. | England & Wales | £954 |
| 3304132/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Mr J Tremlett | Ward-Hendry Limited (In administration) | England & Wales | £16,144 |
| 3313723/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Miss S Peters | Dr Ashish Kapoor and Dr Richard Strickland trading as Glenlyn Medical Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 1306540/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr P Singh | Euro Express Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2502619/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr D Firmager | Redcar And Cleveland Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4106838/2019 | 4 October 2019 | — | MYCITYDEAL Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2300296/2019 | 4 October 2019 | — | Roberts v Maria Michalska c/o United Response and United Response | England & Wales | — |
| 3202038/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Ms J Ng | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1804886/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr S Evans | TG Commercials Selfdrive | England & Wales | — |
| 4107819/2019 | 4 October 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4107819/2019 Mr C Hynes | Represented by: Ms K Farrell Solicitor Jewson Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3200782/2018 | 4 October 2019 | Ms A Pannelay | The Economist Newspaper Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300172/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr. P. Starcevic - Counsel For the | Ms. S. Garner– Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 2402850/2019 | 4 October 2019 | Mr P Wood | Lakeview Rest Homes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2304135/2017 | 4 October 2019 | Mr. A Mance | EDF Energy plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4110022/2019 | 4 October 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110022/2019 Mrs V Carroll | Represented by: Mr D Carroll The Real Good Dental Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2406489/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Mr A Tangata | Widnes Sport Limited t/a Widnes Vikings Widnes Rugby League Club Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600746/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Ms C Shaw | Nottinghamshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2201565/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Mr A Smith | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500823/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Mr P Johnstone | Nexus | England & Wales | — |
| 2200843/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Ms A Beech, Trade Union representative For the | Mrs W Dove, HR & Payroll Administrator | England & Wales | £2,048 |
| 3200953/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Mrs E Haider | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304089/2017 | 3 October 2019 | Mr D Gayle | Gavin Jones Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201253/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Mrs D Chibuzor | Elior UK plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3201732/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Mrs D Shaw | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | England & Wales | — |
| 3335256/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Mrs B Marcelin Mr A Murphy | Fujitsu Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803011/2019 | 3 October 2019 | — | Ogden v Assist Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | £8,041 |
| 3201286/2019 | 3 October 2019 | — | Baker v MPS Housing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3202423/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Ms D So | Transport for London | England & Wales | — |
| 4106411/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Miss D Dikmoniene | Group Ltd | Scotland | £120 |
| 1803034/2019 | 3 October 2019 | Mrs P Arblaster | Selby District Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2403157/2018 | 3 October 2019 | Mr Stephen Potter | The Chief Constable Of Merseyside Police | England & Wales | — |