Claim pillar
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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300542/2021 | 6 April 2019 | Mr. S Williams | Office Solutions (SE) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300471/2019 | 6 April 2019 | Mr P Kwast | London United Busways Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4107253/2018 | 5 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107253/2018 Mr D MacKinnon | Represented by: Mr B McLaughlin Unionline Scotland Highland Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 4123505/2018 | 5 April 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123505/2018 Mr L Stockdale | Sonus Networks Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2602536/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mr ML Thomas | Seth Davies | England & Wales | — |
| 4112925/2018 | 5 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112925/2018 Mrs J Craig | IKEA Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2602446/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mr B Awerije | -And- Adecco UK Limited | 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 |
| 2401649/2019 |
| 5 April 2019 |
| Mrs T Cairns |
| Lewis’s Home Retail Ltd |
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| 4122060/2018 | 5 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122060/2018 Mr N McDermott | Represented by: Mr W McDermott Bristow Helicopters Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1305853/2019 | 5 April 2019 | Mr Jatinder Dhaliwal | Jaguar Land Rover Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601814/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mrs R Pegg | Leicester City Council & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2601862/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mr K Jackson | Engie Fabricom UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104704/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Jones (sitting alone) Miss Kerryann Kuszeluk | , solicitor Rollos Law LLP Heather Young and others | Scotland | — |
| 1600224/2018 | 5 April 2019 | MS L EVANS (FRIEND) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601645/2018 | 5 April 2019 | MRS L TARASOVA | Premier Grip Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2413668/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Miss E Ahmed | 1 Arcare Boscobel Ltd 2 Moira Ellison 3 Derek Ellison | England & Wales | — |
| 2602426/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mrs J Warlow | Topps Tiles plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4102336/2017 | 5 April 2019 | Mrs C Daly | Represented by:15 Mrs A Fox Solicitor HMRC | Scotland | £6,934 |
| 1301441/2019 | 5 April 2019 | Mr M Tariq | Cordant Security Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2411015/2018 | 5 April 2019 | Mrs K Killian & Others | Icon Consultancy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300024/2018 | 4 April 2019 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4102631/2019 | 4 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102631/2019 Mr L Herbertson | Wipro Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3335326/2018 | 4 April 2019 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2600794/2019 | 4 April 2019 | Mr M Francis | Vision Express (UK) Ltd & others | England & Wales | — |
| 4116463/2018 | 4 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4116463/2018 Mr J Wood | — | Scotland | — |
| 2303274/2017 | 4 April 2019 | Mrs K Stenton, Mrs K Walker, Mrs C Ruddle & Mrs AJ Winn | Vinehall School Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414585/2018 | 4 April 2019 | Mr R Gardner | Integrated Optical Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302393/2018 | 4 April 2019 | Mr R Pinto | Ridge Crest Cleaning Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303703/2017 | 3 April 2019 | In person For the | Mr Greg Burgess, solicitor. | England & Wales | — |
| 3305285/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr J T Whyte | South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit | England & Wales | — |
| 4122628/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Miss L Hamilton | Represented by: Ms S Faheem - Solicitor The Niaroo Pub Company Limited | Scotland | £4,986 |
| 2402242/2019 | 3 April 2019 | Mr M Hussey | FGH Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601918/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mrs M Ogunkoya | Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600157/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr A Ellaway | Vale Sports Arena | England & Wales | £10,150 |
| 4113344/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Tribunal Members: Mr R McPherson and Mr A McMillan Mr D S Heenan | Innseagan House Hotel Limited t/a Innseagan | Scotland | £842 |
| 2600559/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Mrs Martine Deans Ms Paula Hind | Atul Laddha t/a A & S Dental Sumit Singh t/a A & S Dental | England & Wales | £6,259 |
| 4116477/2018 | 2 April 2019 | Mr A Bradshaw | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300823/2018 | 2 April 2019 | Mrs W Harris | -v- OCS Group UK Limited FINAL MERITS HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4102468/2018 | 2 April 2019 | Jones (sitting alone) Mrs P Walker | Represented by: Mr R Miller - Consultant Barchester Healthcare | Scotland | — |
| 2600568/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Mr C Archer | Forterra Building Products Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303679/2018 | 2 April 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1405179/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Miss A Freeman | 1.Laurie Coventry 2.Little Giggles Soft Play 3.LAAS Leisure Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2418020/2018 | 1 April 2019 | Mr S Abelidis | Public Health England | England & Wales | — |
| 3313491/2019 | 1 April 2019 | Mr G McKetty, Consultant For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4122140/2018 | 1 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122140/2018 Miss A Montignani | Namedroppers Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1400927/2019 | 1 April 2019 | Mr ID Chapple | Spinnaker International Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4116963/2018 | 1 April 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4116963/2018 Mr D MacLennan | Represented by: Mr W McParland Solicitor MODS Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3330982/2018 | 31 March 2019 | Miss S Henry | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3320810/2019 | 31 March 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3305055/2020 | 31 March 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |