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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2302512/2017 | 22 May 2019 | Mr F Adumensah | Idverde Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300085/2018 | 22 May 2019 | Mrs F Bonell | Swift Personnel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3327729/2017 | 22 May 2019 | In person For all | Mr J French-Williams, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2602928/2018 | 21 May 2019 | Miss N Balazs | L And L Distribution Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206676/2018 | 21 May 2019 | In person For the | Ms I Ferber (King’s Counsel) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601874/2018 | 21 May 2019 | Ms F Rostron; Mrs Debra Newton;M rs Joanne Church. | Disability Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living Ltd (DDCIL) & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2601796/2018 | 21 May 2019 | Mr R Rawski | A and H Structures Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2410812/2018 |
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 |
| 21 May 2019 |
| Mrs Liliana Martins Salvador |
| T & A Textiles & Hosiery Limited |
| England & Wales |
| £20,408 |
| 2300046/2019 | 21 May 2019 | Mr J Richards | Mitie Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401663/2019 | 21 May 2019 | — | Dr Jeremy Plumb and Torpoint Community College | England & Wales | — |
| 4123522/2018 | 21 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123522/2018 Ms M Paterson | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 1811232/2018 | 20 May 2019 | Mr I Clay, Solicitor 2nd Claimant: In person 3rd Claimant: In Person 4th Claimant In person 1st | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4101700/2019 | 20 May 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4101700/2019 Mr S Ferguson | Sse Metering Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2401778/2017 | 20 May 2019 | — | Euro Car Parks | England & Wales | — |
| 4103661/2019 | 20 May 2019 | Mr A Tarvit | , Consultant SSE Electricity Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2301527/2018 | 20 May 2019 | Mr F Saeed, Solicitor | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2418090/2018 | 20 May 2019 | Mrs L Rowlands | J M Recruitment Education and Training Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3335529/2019 | 19 May 2019 | Mr J Marley-Doyle | Oxford University Health Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3202050/2018 | 18 May 2019 | Mr S Matthews | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4102615/2019 | 17 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102615/2019 Mr S Whelan | The Numbers Group | Scotland | — |
| 4100113/2019 | 17 May 2019 | Mrs Iris King | Singleton Park Care Home Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2417875/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Mr M Carrington | Platts Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 1302028/2017 | 17 May 2019 | Mr D Gray-Jones - Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104454/2018 | 17 May 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104454/2018 Hearing at Edinburgh on 26, 27, 28, and November, and 3, and December 2018, and and February 2019; and Members’ Meeting on April 2019 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr J Terry Ms E McArthur Lisa Aird | Represented by Ms S Shiels Solicitor Scottish Water | Scotland | £0 |
| 1802083/2019 | 17 May 2019 | Mr R Brearley | Sash UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304367/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Mr D Parish | Sprint Refrigeration & Catering Equipment Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102595/2019 | 17 May 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4102595/2019 Mr S Birrell | W H Malcolm Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2303847/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Miss L Humm | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1809893/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Mr G Singh Respondent 1: Bradford College Respondent 2: Inprint & Design Limited | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2201777/2020 | 17 May 2019 | Aileen McColgan QC For the | Katharine Newton QC | England & Wales | — |
| 2303974/2018 | 17 May 2019 | Miss H Corrie | Rebecca Blinston-Jones | England & Wales | — |
| 4100468/2018 | 16 May 2019 | Mr G Stubbs | Palmer and Harvey McLane Ltd in Administration | Scotland | — |
| 1400067/2019 | 16 May 2019 | Ms M Nieoczym For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102782/2019 | 16 May 2019 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case no: 4102782/20195 Held at Dundee on May 2019 Employment Judge: W A Meiklejohn Mr Thomas Kadoch | ’s mother Trademark Construction | Scotland | £5,531 |
| 1801128/2019 | 16 May 2019 | in person For the | Ms N Payne (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 4123449/2018 | 16 May 2019 | In Person Papillon Edinburgh Ltd | Represented by Joanne Ramsay, Director. | Scotland | £1,762 |
| 2401621/2019 | 16 May 2019 | Mr R Shaw | Clovemead Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4123784/2018 | 16 May 2019 | Mrs J Donker | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102633/2016 | 16 May 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4102633/2016 held at Edinburgh on and November 2016, 23, 24, 25, 26, and April and May 2018, 10, 11, 12, and December 2018, 18, 19, 20, and March 2019 and and April and 1, and May 2019 Employment Judge: W A Meiklejohn Members: Ms M Fisher Ms G Powell Mr Christopher Purnell | Represented by Mr D McFadzean, Solicitor The Edinburgh Mela Limited | Scotland | £67,029 |
| 4102381/2019 | 16 May 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4102381/2019 Miss K Kamaris | Represented by: Ms L Wishart Quality Precision Electronics Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2414449/2018 | 16 May 2019 | Samira Cookson | Hall Cleaning Services Limited | England & Wales | £5,280 |
| 3335035/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mr P Richards | Konectbus Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401460/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mr J Butcher | The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Commissioners | England & Wales | — |
| 2417084/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mr B Harrison | M & S Financial Services plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3201774/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mr P Bailey | London Underground Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601459/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mrs D O’Neill | 1) Corps Security (UK) Limited 2) Steven Cinnamond | England & Wales | — |
| 2202944/2019 | 15 May 2019 | Mr T Mousis (Claimant’s husband) For the | No appearance or | England & Wales | £2,645 |
| 2400143/2019 | 15 May 2019 | Mr M Frankel | Taylor & Aitchison Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122291/2018 | 15 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122291/2018 Miss E Campbell | Represented by: Ms J Redpath - Solicitor Maritime & Coastguard Agency | Scotland | — |
| 2304316/2018 | 15 May 2019 | Mrs P O’Neill | Virgin Holidays Limited | England & Wales | — |