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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3328954/2017 | 24 October 2018 | Mr D Cleisham | Tesco Stores Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4104569/2018 | 24 October 2018 | A Kemp Ms A McCulloch | Nercon Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4118274/2018 | 24 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118274/2018 Mr R Duncan | Lochmaben Brewery Company Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2201761/2019 | 23 October 2018 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301442/2018 | 23 October 2018 | Mr C Ludlow, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1302155/2017 | 22 October 2018 | No attendance For the | Mr Crowe, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1601255/2018 | 22 October 2018 | Miss L Price | Ms Gemma Price | England & Wales | — |
| 2300343/2019 | 22 October 2018 | Mr Adam Tinsley | DNA Vetcare Ltd | England & Wales | £4,089 |
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 |
| 2200591/2019 |
| 19 October 2018 |
| Ms L Bell, Counsel For the |
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| England & Wales |
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| 1402902/2018 | 19 October 2018 | Mrs AJ Sayers | John A Thompson Memorial Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4105049/2018 | 19 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105049/2018 Mr J Masterton | New Gorbals Housing Association Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104940/2018 | 19 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104940/2018 Ms K Higgins | Ethos Health (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1301217/2018 | 19 October 2018 | Mr N Kelly | Solidor Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302023/2014 | 19 October 2018 | Mr C M Day | Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1802383/2018 | 19 October 2018 | Mr C Reid | Enviroheat Yorkshire Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £3,556 |
| 3306660/2018 | 19 October 2018 | Mr T Ilozue, FRU Representative For the | DRS Care Homes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104195/2018 | 18 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104195/2018 Mrs J Hardie | Wincanton Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2410333/2018 | 18 October 2018 | Mr K Singh | Select Service Partner UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4117265/2018 | 18 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4117265/2018 Mr G Kvasilius | JDT International | Scotland | £3,720 |
| 4104124/2017 | 18 October 2018 | Ms. Michelle Clarke, Executor of | The late Mr Thomas Clarke (dec’d) Represented by: Mr S Smith - Solicitor Cardinal Security Ltd | Scotland | £12,540 |
| 1804955/2018 | 18 October 2018 | In person | — | England & Wales | £9,365 |
| 3300387/2019 | 18 October 2018 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805120/2018 | 18 October 2018 | Mr B Thorpe | ARC Building Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4119209/2018 | 18 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4119209/2018 Mr M McGlinchey | British Gas Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3301242/2014 | 17 October 2018 | Mrs P Darroux | Sunridge Housing Association | England & Wales | — |
| 2414668/2018 | 17 October 2018 | Mr A Hassan | Klash Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601255/2018 | 16 October 2018 | Miss E Millett | (R1) Edward Hands and Lewis Limited (R2) Mr Jason Lee Hathaway (R3) Mr Paul Stuart Stubbs | England & Wales | — |
| 2300810/2018 | 16 October 2018 | Miss J Simpson | Air Business Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107421/2018 | 16 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107421/2018 Miss T Coyle | Richmond Wight Estates Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2300782/2018 | 16 October 2018 | — | Friday Media Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104003/2018 | 15 October 2018 | — | Ingeteam UK Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3329308/2017 | 15 October 2018 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2601491/2018 | 15 October 2018 | Miss D Flawn | Cycle Specific Limited (In Creditors Liquidation) (R1) & Tri-Specific Limited (R2) & others | England & Wales | £7,921 |
| 2602117/2017 | 15 October 2018 | Mr E Parnaby | Leicester City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4111914/2018 | 15 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111914/2018 Mr A Downie | CBRE Managed Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300055/2018 | 15 October 2018 | Mr S Bacho | Quantel Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3328504/2017 | 15 October 2018 | Mr R Prince | Audit Bureau of Circulation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300540/2018 | 15 October 2018 | Mr J Bah | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4104588/2017 | 15 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104588/2017 Ms K Gray | HBOS plc | Scotland | — |
| 4104744/2018 | 15 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104744/2018 Miss M Stead | Weir Engineering Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2303627/2018 | 14 October 2018 | Mrs A Farrow | Laing O’Rourke Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104530/2018 | 12 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104530/2018 Mr A Lago | Starbucks Coffee Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1403449/2018 | 12 October 2018 | Miss K Barman | Basingstoke College of Technology | England & Wales | — |
| 1403454/2018 | 12 October 2018 | Miss J Hollingsworth | Stones Cafe | England & Wales | — |
| 2301755/2018 | 12 October 2018 | Ms P Gratton First | London Residential Healthcare Limited Second Respondent: LRH Care Homes & St Cloud Care | England & Wales | — |
| 4118196/2018 | 12 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118196/2018 Mrs M Barclay | Independent Vetcare Main | Scotland | — |
| 4112571/2018 | 12 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112571/2018 & 4112644/2018 Ms J Smith | Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104163/2018 | 12 October 2018 | (sitting alone) Lesley McCleary | Andrea Galloway | Scotland | £6,258 |
| 4113031/2018 | 12 October 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113031/2018 Mrs B Balmer | Enable Scotland (Leading the Way) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100702/2017 | 12 October 2018 | Members: Ms. Laura Crooks Mr. William Muir Dr Renee Elizabeth Bleau | The University Court of the | Scotland | — |