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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2204480/2019 | 11 March 2019 | Mr A Moon | Roofoods Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1811350/2018 | 11 March 2019 | Mrs M Lawan | The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2602591/2018 | 11 March 2019 | Miss Z Petho | Promotional Logistics Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1303845/2018 | 11 March 2019 | (1) Mrs S Bellamy (2) Miss Z Ahkter | Top Technology Energy Savers Ltd | England & Wales | £8,572 |
| 4121320/2018 | 11 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121320/2018 Mrs S Gallagher | Babcock International Group plc st | Scotland | — |
| 4108777/2018 | 11 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4108777/2018 Mrs A Stewart | Represented by: Mr S McLaren Solicitor Tayside Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 1600654/2018 | 10 March 2019 | Mr I Hughes | Gwynedd Council | 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 |
| 1403810/2018 |
| 8 March 2019 |
| Andrew Midgley, of Counsel |
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| England & Wales |
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| 1302948/2018 | 8 March 2019 | Mr R Collis | AND Butters John Bee Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400557/2019 | 8 March 2019 | Miss C Eyles | Seymour Management Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4123413/2018 | 7 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123413/2018 Mr D Roy | JE Restaurants Limited t/a McDonald's | Scotland | — |
| 2302113/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Miss R Hamilton-Scott | Suzan Namusoke | England & Wales | — |
| 2206320/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Ms E Hearn, ELIPS For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2303746/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Mr A de Oliveira Perez | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4123186/2018 | 7 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123186/2018 Mr S Beattie | Ian Blair trading as A.W. Blair & Sons | Scotland | — |
| 2415341/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Mr P Bennett | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2206483/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Mr RT Adebayo | Corps Security (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305440/2018 | 7 March 2019 | Miss J Carey | Buckinghamshire County Council & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 4116999/2018 | 7 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4116999/2018 Mr D Crawford | James McVicar t/a James McVicar Printing Works | Scotland | — |
| 4116988/2018 | 7 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4116988/2018 Mr P Tarapata | North Facades Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2602014/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Mr M Gillespie | Cync (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4112547/2018 | 6 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112547/2018 Held in Glasgow on February 2019 Employment Judge: W A Meiklejohn Miss Hailey MacKenzie | Represented by: Ms L Neil - Solicitor N&C Building Products Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4122273/2018 | 6 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122273/2018 Miss K Story | B&M Retail Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1403514/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Ms K Frontera | Indigo Park Services UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4123632/2018 | 6 March 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123632/2018 Miss B Callaghan | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Clever Clogs Childcare Centre Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4123575/2018 | 6 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123575/2018 Ms L Perry | Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 3329309/2017 | 6 March 2019 | Ms D Simmonds | And Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Preliminary Hearing (Case Management) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601070/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Mr S Brown | Samworth Brothers Limited T/A Samworth Brothers Supply Chain | England & Wales | — |
| 1403529/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Ms N Boyland | Telebizz Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300635/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Mr M Bah | Berendsen UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2404472/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Miss C Rose | Jet2.com Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100044/2019 | 6 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100044/2019 Miss D Robertson | The Numbers Group | Scotland | — |
| 3202444/2018 | 6 March 2019 | (1) Mr A. Blondell (2) Mr F. Katamba | Newham College of Further Education | England & Wales | — |
| 1304574/2018 | 6 March 2019 | in person For the | Mr G Oretel, Direct of Respondent | England & Wales | £1,978 |
| 1811729/2018 | 6 March 2019 | Miss T Patel | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2305333/2021 | 6 March 2019 | Mr J Adepoju | The Governing Body of All Saints C of E Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 4112081/2018 | 5 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112081/2018 Mrs J Rumford | Dalgety Bay Sailing Club Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1403460/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Miss L Knight | Mr S Simpkins t/a Simpkins & Co. Solicitors Southampton 26 February 2019 | England & Wales | — |
| 3305448/2018 | 5 March 2019 | In person For the | Mrs C Hitchen, Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2303274/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Mr C de Lisle | ABM Technical Solutions Limited AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3306796/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Mr S Mascarenhas | ARL Services (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4120976/2018 | 5 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4120976/2018 Ms J Gardiner | Department for Work and Pensions | Scotland | — |
| 3335184/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Miss J Kosicka | Blue Inc Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4121082/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121082/2018 Mr R Watson | Jfd | Scotland | — |
| 4122519/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122519/2018 Mr D McAulay | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4118267/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118267/2018 Miss S Phillips | Greene King Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2303604/2018 | 4 March 2019 | In person (attended) Ms K Durham (Merseyside Employment Law) For the | Ms R Edwards (Manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 4104749/2017 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104749/2017 Mr P King | Represented by: Mr R Lawson Solicitor Lothian Buses Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1802262/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Mr Abid Raja | The Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2417197/2018 | 4 March 2019 | — | WMB Installations Ltd | England & Wales | — |