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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3325154/2017 | 14 May 2019 | Mrs B Fitzgerald | Casual Dining Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206568/2018 | 14 May 2019 | In person For | Mr A Currie, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2602370/2018 | 14 May 2019 | Mrs C Marsh | Pingle Nook Residential Care Home | England & Wales | — |
| 2303295/2018 | 14 May 2019 | Mr R Ganpot | British Gas Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405284/2019 | 14 May 2019 | Mr R Aford | Manchester Breakdown Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600483/2019 | 14 May 2019 | Mr. K Dickinson | HSBC Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2300252/2019 | 14 May 2019 | Mr J Juniper | Stripe 21 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303416/2018 | 13 May 2019 | Mr E Fiamavle | Gobel & Partners Limited |
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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| 4105360/2017 | 13 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105360/2017 Mr J Galloway | Represented by: Mr M Briggs - Solicitor Wood Group UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3202313/2012 | 13 May 2019 | Mr K Cordwell | Bennett Gould & Partners Ltd | England & Wales | £7,065 |
| 1401326/2019 | 13 May 2019 | Mr D Cavasdan | Warner Dickson Pub Co Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1802159/2019 | 13 May 2019 | Miss Jaydene Whitfield | Mrs Caroline Roe | England & Wales | — |
| 4102676/2019 | 13 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102676/2019 Miss N Pirnie | Liquor Barn (Bridgeton Limited) | Scotland | — |
| 3300554/2019 | 10 May 2019 | — | JS Fountaine and Son | England & Wales | — |
| 1801059/2019 | 10 May 2019 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1808375/2018 | 10 May 2019 | Mrs D Isles | Weetwood Hall Hotel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403981/2018 | 10 May 2019 | Mr G Thornton | IBM United Kingdom Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202102/2019 | 10 May 2019 | Mr A. Onafowokan | Lineside Logistics Southern Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1801219/2019 | 10 May 2019 | Mrs K Brzezinska-Caputa | Atlas Physio Matt Maniakowski | England & Wales | — |
| 4122575/2018 | 9 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122575/2018 Mrs M Mullen | Represented by: Ms L K Herbert Solicitor Fife Council | Scotland | — |
| 1801058/2019 | 9 May 2019 | Mr D Gregson | United Response AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3307409/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mrs Hodgson, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2414619/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mrs S Allison | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4102063/2019 | 9 May 2019 | Mr J Queen | Represented by:15 - see above SSE Contracting Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2601870/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mr S Kirman | Foresight (North East Lincolnshire) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304604/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mr A Russell | Mitie Technical Facilities Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602355/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Miss M Abdulkarim | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2202615/2018 | 9 May 2019 | Mr B Adenaike | Ministry of Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2500610/2019 | 9 May 2019 | Mr B Little | G O'Brien & Sons(nationwide Demolition Contractors) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302643/2017 | 8 May 2019 | — | Harvey & Thompson Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302089/2019 | 8 May 2019 | Ms M Pessoa | Bupa Care Homes (GL) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403052/2019 | 8 May 2019 | - MR A GLOAG FOR THE | - Mr S Foster | England & Wales | — |
| 1805760/2018 | 8 May 2019 | Ms W Mwiko | Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4112633/2018 | 8 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112633/2018 Ms L Hale | Represented by: Mr M A Briggs - Solicitor Aramark Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4123644/2018 | 8 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123644/2018 Mr D Donaldson | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4100646/2019 | 8 May 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4100646/2019 Ms L MacDonald | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Angus Alive | Scotland | — |
| 4100592/2017 | 7 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100592/2017 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr TG Snedden | HS Realisations Limited (Formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) | Scotland | — |
| 2302508/2017 | 7 May 2019 | Mr I Graves | Sinnis International UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100594/2017 | 7 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100594/2017 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr W Sutherland | HS Realisations Limited (Formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) | Scotland | — |
| 2417184/2018 | 7 May 2019 | Mr D Barker | Pinnacle Living Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302705/2018 | 7 May 2019 | Ms C Corner | HFH Healthcare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500218/2019 | 7 May 2019 | Mr A Barber | EGGER (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401116/2019 | 7 May 2019 | Ms M McQueen | South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3201229/2019 | 7 May 2019 | Mr J. Dunderdale | Intertek Testing Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501795/2018 | 7 May 2019 | Mr S Brittenden, counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104643/2018 | 7 May 2019 | Mr S Cree | Represented by: Mr E Mowat - Solicitor Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance Ltd | Scotland | £13,127 |
| 4113032/2018 | 7 May 2019 | Mrs M Greenaway | Represented by Friend North Lanarkshire Leisure | Scotland | — |
| 1401217/2019 | 7 May 2019 | Mr A Bathe | Glider Yachts Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100593/2017 | 7 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100593/2017 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr D Stott | HS Realisations Limited (Formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) | Scotland | — |
| 4100591/2017 | 7 May 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100591/2017 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mr A Smart | HS Realisations Limited (Formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) | Scotland | — |