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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600548/2018 | 30 September 2019 | Ms L Jones | Kaleidoscope Project | England & Wales | — |
| 3201176/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Mr S Thomson | Poundland Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303461/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Ms P Petrovics | Dr F Eid t/a Crown House Dental Practice | England & Wales | — |
| 3303668/2018 | 30 September 2019 | in person For the | Mr Michelle | England & Wales | — |
| 1804578/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Mr B Kozak | HSBC UK | England & Wales | — |
| 1402700/2018 | 30 September 2019 | Mr D Robson (lay representative) For the | Mr Curtis (counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 3314475/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Mr C Jones, Husband | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1803030/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Mr D Hornung | TrAchem Ltd | 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 |
| 3303300/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Mrs S Alleyne | Miajac Limited (trading as Zappas) | England & Wales | — |
| 2503208/2018 | 30 September 2019 | Ms H Sked | Northumberland County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4103101/2019 | 30 September 2019 | Ms Mary Gifford | Represented by: Mr B Nichol Solicitor Shetland Care Attendant Scheme | Scotland | £19,092 |
| 3333829/2018 | 30 September 2019 | — | Mrs V Fowkes T/a Stonewell Cottage Day Nursery | England & Wales | £4,513 |
| 3319809/2019 | 29 September 2019 | Mr W Quairdoo | Hatton Traffic Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300788/2018 | 29 September 2019 | Miss A Wolo | Lionheart Domiciliary Care Services Ltd (R1) Mr W C Onyekwere (R2) | England & Wales | £872 |
| 2405888/2019 | 28 September 2019 | Mr M Perry | CAM Build Garden & Property Maintenance Limited | England & Wales | £616 |
| 2600823/2019 | 28 September 2019 | Mr G Rood | Guardian Lightning Protection Ltd (In creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4106459/2019 | 28 September 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106459/2019 Mr M Krupa | Represented by: Mr R Lawson - Solicitor Travelodge Hotels Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2205215/2019 | 28 September 2019 | Mr J Woods | Acas | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2406253/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr A. Nita | Adelie Foods Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500138/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mrs D Matejkova | Mr Francesco Danielon T/A Casa Nostra | England & Wales | — |
| 2405446/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr D Daley | Network Rail | England & Wales | — |
| 2402153/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr J Cushion | B&M Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200838/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr Ali Karami | Mr Anthony Hall | England & Wales | £25 |
| 4102473/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Member J McCullagh Tribunal Member A Matheson Ms K Lowe | Represented by: Mr C Jackson Solicitor Shop & Save Limited | Scotland | £8,018 |
| 2405872/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mrs L Fraser Mrs L Howe Ms B Kelly Miss A Pearson Ms J Clinging Ms C Green | Mortimer Management Group Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2303029/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Mr A R Trice | London & South Eastern Railway Limited | England & Wales | £1,388 |
| 2415365/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Mr J Hales | Horizon Environmental Services t/a Pestokill | England & Wales | — |
| 2413798/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Mr L Mutesasira | Galaxy Optical Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402092/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr Y Bobat | Gorgemead Limited T/a Cohens Chemist | England & Wales | — |
| 2600775/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Ms A Bereza | Warlord Games Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405142/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr M Hussain | Countrywide Estate Agents Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3335344/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Mrs L Nimako-Kyei | Autism at Kingwood | England & Wales | — |
| 2601401/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr A Poulis | Hyperama plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1403746/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Ms B Hochnowska | City Tailors Trading Ltd City Tailors Ltd Mr Mehmet Aydin Mr Burhan Aydin | England & Wales | — |
| 3326158/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr S Fox | Bellstar Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3331160/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Ms H Norris (HR Professional) | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602833/2018 | 27 September 2019 | Mr N Paling | Triumph Motorcycles Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402894/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mrs L Smith | Ladybirds Daycare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301846/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr C Lockitt | Dignity Funerals Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405288/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Miss J Easby | Mrs Ina Benua | England & Wales | — |
| 2300738/2019 | 27 September 2019 | Mr Kenealy (Solicitor) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2303739/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Mr E Ajibode | Abellio London Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105972/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Ms M Gardiner | MPS Housing Limited | Scotland | £9,838 |
| 2410796/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Mr W Barnes | Sellers Containers Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2410257/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Mr LP Bradley | Withington Girls School | England & Wales | — |
| 4101705/2019 | 26 September 2019 | — | N Duddy T/a Strathaven Tea Room | Scotland | £102 |
| 2413788/2018 | 26 September 2019 | Miss N Thompson | The Pheasant Inn (Bassenthwaite Lake) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300399/2019 | 26 September 2019 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2406129/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Mr A Ordish | 1) Walkers Instore Limited 2) Secretary of State for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | — |
| 2300188/2019 | 26 September 2019 | Ms A Bangura | Anchor Trust | England & Wales | — |