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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4121469/2018 | 11 February 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121469/2018 Mrs R Dale | Balhousie Care Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4116781/2018 | 11 February 2019 | Mr A Stokes | Represented by: In person Whitbread Group plc | Scotland | — |
| 2205548/2018 | 11 February 2019 | Mr N Hanning, Legal Executive First | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4105606/2017 | 11 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4105606/2017 & others (see attached schedule) Mr W Guldberg & others | (see attached schedule) Mr W Guldberg Ancrum Electronics Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2413565/2018 | 11 February 2019 | Mr M Master | Springfields Fuels Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1806933/2018 | 11 February 2019 | 1. Mrs J Foster 2. Mr N Walker | Ongo Homes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1304317/2017 | 11 February 2019 | Mr M Butler | Global Peo Services 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 |
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| 4112765/2018 | 11 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4112765/2018 Mr N Cameron | Represented by: Mr A Passman - Solicitor Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2205825/2018 | 11 February 2019 | Mr J Edward | The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600037/2018 | 8 February 2019 | — | Mr D Jones and Mr G Jones, a partnership T/a D Jones and Son | England & Wales | — |
| 2303565/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mr A Thomas | Bader International Study Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 3202044/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mrs M Simon | Genesis Education Trust Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602103/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mr Asim Rahat | Active Remedial Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2404183/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mr A Bowskill | Select Support Partnerships Limited | England & Wales | £26,696 |
| 1302099/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mr D Wallace | Rac Motoring Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2602075/2018 | 8 February 2019 | Mr P Askew | Royal Mencap Society | England & Wales | — |
| 3320127/2019 | 7 February 2019 | Mr J Jotangia, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1303563/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr A Johnson | Jaguar Land Rover Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305434/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr D Buck | Famous Websites t/a oktogon bar | England & Wales | — |
| 2300351/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr G Duncan | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1305435/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr P Pickard | D.v.s.a. (driver And Vehicle Standards Agency) | England & Wales | — |
| 4121029/2018 | 7 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121029/2018 Mrs V Watson | Furniture Plus Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2602049/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr M Pinder | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305571/2018 | 7 February 2019 | Mr I Hetherington | Wrld3d Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 1401444/2018 | 6 February 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4110701/2018 | 6 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110701/2018 Ms L Douglas | Represented by: Mr J Lawson, Solicitor Sky Subscribers Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3319807/2019 | 6 February 2019 | Mr P Noel | Lyreco UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4117027/2018 | 6 February 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4117027/2018 Mr G Brown | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor British Telecommunications plc | Scotland | — |
| 4109507/2018 | 6 February 2019 | (sitting alone) Lesley Blair | Inverclyde Taxis Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1403091/2018 | 6 February 2019 | Mr E McEvoy | Matthew Clark Bibendum Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2415506/2018 | 6 February 2019 | Ms J Robertson | Simpson Millar LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 4123068/2018 | 6 February 2019 | Mr M Taylor | George Brown- Prestwick Decorators | Scotland | — |
| 3314504/2019 | 6 February 2019 | In Person | — | England & Wales | £12,960 |
| 1302183/2016 | 6 February 2019 | — | Servacare (UK) Ltd and others | England & Wales | — |
| 1405225/2018 | 5 February 2019 | Mrs R Fairbairn | A1 Recovery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4123073/2018 | 5 February 2019 | A Kemp (sitting alone) Mr R Clark | Represented by: Ms S Ramsay Solicitor MacItalia Travel Limited | Scotland | £11,003 |
| 1303746/2018 | 5 February 2019 | In Person For | Mr P Cunningham (Legal representative) | England & Wales | £1,639 |
| 4122648/2018 | 4 February 2019 | Ms B Savage | Represented by :- Ashdene Management Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4113180/2018 | 4 February 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113180/2018 Ms C Newall | Represented by: Mr M Briggs Solicitor SSE Metering Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4123539/2018 | 4 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123539/2018 Mr G Mathers | Combined Aqua Cleanse Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4120798/2018 | 4 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case Nos: S/4120798/2018 & S/4120799/18 Mr JF Rees st | PTE Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 1805833/2018 | 4 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 1805833/2018 Mr R Hallyburton | Represented by: Ms L Campbell Solicitor Asda Stores Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3332068/2018 | 4 February 2019 | Mrs C King | Great Whelnetham C of E Primary School & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 4118192/2018 | 4 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118192/2018 Ms A Judd | Represented by: Ms N Meikle The City Of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3331975/2018 | 4 February 2019 | Ms K Kennedy-Milne | Commvault Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104950/2018 | 4 February 2019 | Miss C Quinn | Momentum Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £2,661 |
| 2204995/2018 | 4 February 2019 | Mr J Abousalah | Alghad TV Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2417285/2018 | 2 February 2019 | Mr I Wilkinson | Wharton Conservative Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2403275/2018 | 1 February 2019 | Mr I Patel | Famevalley Limited | England & Wales | — |