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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811074/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Ms D Rankeillor | The Stable Company (York) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2417197/2018 | 4 March 2019 | — | WMB Installations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601383/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Mr D Beaumont | Kemin UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303254/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Mrs Z Pearson | IBM United Kingdom Limited | 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 | — |
| 4121998/2018 | 4 March 2019 | (sitting alone) Dillon Rhind | Represented by Ms D Flanigan, Solicitor Noble Foods Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1802262/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Mr Abid Raja | The Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs | 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 |
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| 4103228/2018 | 3 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103228/2018 Mr P Brogan | Whyte & Mackay Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2302302/2017 | 3 March 2019 | Miss Carol Smith | Amalgamated Euro Products UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101564/2019 | 3 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101564/2019 Mr G Rooney | Terumo Aortic Limited/vascutek Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100147/2019 | 3 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100147/2019 Mr U Sinclair | Hollander International | Scotland | — |
| 1601389/2018 | 2 March 2019 | MR D BURT | Technocover Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601705/2018 | 2 March 2019 | (1) Mr G Finding (2) Mr G Purnell (3) Mr K Storey | Goldfinch Developments Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4112592/2018 | 2 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112592/2018 Ms A Monaghan | Elmwood Nursery Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2300532/2017 | 1 March 2019 | Mr D Treleaven, Retired Solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | £18,217 |
| 4103367/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103367/2018 Mr K Lavelle | East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1301801/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Ms N Hayes | Coventry City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4113332/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113332/2018 Ms M Montague | Marks and Spencers | Scotland | — |
| 4102343/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Atack Ms H Moran | Represented by: Mr M Allison - Solicitor Mr I McKenzie | Scotland | — |
| 4121124/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121124/2018 Mr J O'Neill | Inclusion Glasgow Ltd t/a Inclusion | Scotland | — |
| 2202260/2019 | 1 March 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4121751/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Miss L Heatherwick | K.D. Marine Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4119217/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4119217/2018 Mr C Russell | Turning Point Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 1300971/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Miss U Sharma | HSBC Bank plc PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4118198/2018 | 1 March 2019 | A Kemp (sitting alone) Mr M Bocian | Represented by Ms M Dabrowska Representative Millers of Speyside Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4103580/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103580/2018 Mr S Concannon | University Of Strathclyde | Scotland | — |
| 4100636/2019 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100636/2019 Mr L Sikorki | Harpers | Scotland | — |
| 4122846/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122846/2018 Miss M Wyrebska | Clyde Property Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 2302762/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Ms J Stuart | One World (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4123634/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123634/2018 Miss E Dobbie | Argyll & Bute Council | Scotland | — |
| 4122517/2018 | 28 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122517/2018 Mrs K Brodie | Represented by: Mr J Meechan Solicitor Hertz UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2601988/2018 | 28 February 2019 | Mrs J Cammack | Quantum Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4121266/2018 | 28 February 2019 | D Hoey (sitting alone) Miss K J Murray | Represented by Mr J Paterson HM Revenue And Customs | Scotland | — |
| 2503573/2018 | 28 February 2019 | Miss S Mulligan | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4109283/2018 | 28 February 2019 | — | Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs HMRC: S/4109283/2018 | Scotland | — |
| 1304532/2018 | 28 February 2019 | In person For the 1st | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301957/2017 | 28 February 2019 | Mr David Green (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2600781/2018 | 28 February 2019 | Mrs D Roe | Church Hill Church of England Junior School | England & Wales | — |
| 4111911/2018 | 28 February 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4111911/2018 Mr G Watson | Represented by: Mr R Lawson Solicitor Tayside Public Transport Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104468/2018 | 28 February 2019 | A Kemp Members: Mrs S Taylor Ms V Lockhart Mr W Allan | Represented by:15 Mr D McGregor Lay Representative Mr N Buchan | Scotland | £32,692 |
| 4102985/2018 | 27 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102985/2018 Mrs D Harvey | Highland Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 2602341/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Ms J Williams | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 2503457/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Mr D Holliday | British Telecommunications plc | England & Wales | — |
| 1806134/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Mr A Wanis | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104721/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Atack Miss F Morrison | Represented by: Mr M Dempsey - Solicitor Laura Dewar | Scotland | — |
| 4118365/2018 | 27 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118365/2018 Mrs L Povilaitiene | Nolan Seafood (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3303814/2019 | 27 February 2019 | Mr B Bansal | LHR Airports Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401718/2019 | 27 February 2019 | Miss M Wilks | Ocean Dental Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302882/2018 | 26 February 2019 | Mr J Taylor | Interview Hub Ltd | England & Wales | £35,068 |