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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301965/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr D Gawlik | A.I.M Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600984/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr M Thompson | Ultimate Parts Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201282/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mrs A Harris | Belsize Legal Services LLP t/a Newtons Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2200749/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr D MacKenzie | First Church Of Christ, Scientist | England & Wales | — |
| 2200917/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr S Nichani | EXL Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601724/2018 | 14 August 2019 | Mr S Jones | Coleg Gwent (R1) Merthyr Tydfil College (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 2206830/2018 | 14 August 2019 | MRS HD SMITH | Globalgrange Ltd Preliminary Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 2406217/2019 | 14 August 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 |
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| 2418074/2018 | 14 August 2019 | Mr J Hayman | Mr I C Wilson t/a Lyons Wilson Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2401827/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr L Andrews First | WFL UK Limited t/a Watson Fuels Second Respondent: World Fuel Services Europe Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403788/2018 | 14 August 2019 | Mr G Lloyd | In2Stone Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405911/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Ms A Sulkowska | 1) Kudos Shower Products Limited 2) Paul Newton | England & Wales | — |
| 2301528/2017 | 14 August 2019 | Miss S Miller | Senstech Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100175/2019 | 14 August 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4100175/2019 Miss N Rankine | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Tesco Stores Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1300848/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr R Coombs | Staples UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402907/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mr A Massey | Patterson & Rothwell Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2404612/2019 | 14 August 2019 | Mrs C King | Hss Hire Service Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401607/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr S Lammond | Cheshire West and Chester Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2404636/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mrs J Whiteside | University of Liverpool | England & Wales | — |
| 2405844/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mrs R Cumine | Parkhaven Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2401426/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr M Barber | ISG Technology Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200907/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr C Brown | Cieco Energy Service (uk) Ltd & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1300119/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr R Andrews | Cineworld | England & Wales | — |
| 1302164/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Ms A Hermon | Bluebird Care North | England & Wales | — |
| 2406108/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr D Lee | A1-Cbiss Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303676/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Miss N Berry | Aica Bathrooms Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207020/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Mr N Aouragh | Harrods Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 2301262/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Ms I Murray | Cardinal Newman Catholic School | England & Wales | — |
| 2421285/2017 | 13 August 2019 | Ms C Keough | Wincanton Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402756/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mrs L Taskis | Prysm Media Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2402128/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Miss H Din | Arcadia Group Ltd trading as Topshop | England & Wales | — |
| 1400174/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Ms N Edney - relative For the | Mr F Currie - counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 4122799/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Mr W Logan | Represented by W Logan- Relative Royal Mail Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2602257/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Mr S Bale | All Vehicle Parts Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303033/2018 | 13 August 2019 | In person For the | R1 – Mr Hayes - Solicitor R2 - Mr Green – Counsel R3 – Ms Higgins - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 4107328/2019 | 13 August 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4107328/2019 Mr J Bryson | Represented by: Nynas UK AB | Scotland | — |
| 2418112/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Mr G Everett | Homotopia Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600388/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Miss J Rylott | Arggen 1 Ltd T/a Dentcare 1 Smile | England & Wales | — |
| 2300191/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr N Tomms (Counsel) For the | Buzzlines Travel Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £8,635 |
| 1300135/2018 | 13 August 2019 | Mr A Howley Mr Philip Bloor Mr Rob Thelwell Mr Simon Graham Mr Paul Capper | Lister Trade Frames Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 4102053/2017 | 13 August 2019 | (sitting alone) Mrs M Bori | Glasgow City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600903/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr M Bradshaw | Bridger & Co Limited Trading as Bridger & Co. Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 1400075/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mrs Lisa Bottoms | Barchester Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1800290/2019 | 13 August 2019 | Mr M Malutanga | P & A Food Management Services Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1810129/2018 | 13 August 2019 | In person For the | Mr G Price | England & Wales | — |
| 1804092/2019 | 12 August 2019 | Mr G Kershaw | Mr A Handley t/a Brightstar Shotblasting | England & Wales | — |
| 2401470/2019 | 12 August 2019 | Mr MH Suleman | Capita Customer Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303965/2017 | 12 August 2019 | Mr N Hawthorne | Highways England Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402960/2019 | 12 August 2019 | Miss J Bath | Raisly Health Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403723/2018 | 12 August 2019 | Mr N Kenny | Stitch Design Limited | England & Wales | — |