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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4106601/2017 | 26 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106601/2017 Miss L Borkowska | Maxwell Bruce Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4107910/2018 | 26 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107910/2018 Mr J Pace | Morgan Stanley UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104498/2018 | 26 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104498/2018 Miss K Calpin | University of the West of Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 4106683/2017 | 26 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106683/2017 Ms B Jackson | Doosan Babcock Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3201006/2018 | 26 September 2018 | Miss M Da Silva | London and Quadrant Housing Trust UPON APPLICATION made by email dated 3 September 2018 to reconsider the | England & Wales | — |
| 4111056/2018 | 26 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111056/2018 Mr J Thompson | Capita Customer Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104742/2018 | 26 September 2018 |
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 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104742/2018 Mr J McGuigan |
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| 2413492/2018 | 24 September 2018 | Mr C Robinson | Mettler Toledo Safeline Limited | England & Wales | £4,987 |
| 1801317/2018 | 24 September 2018 | Mr. R Brooks | Moorhead Excavations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2300323/2018 | 24 September 2018 | Ms M Kennedy First | Gordon Moody Association, a company limited by guarantee Second Respondent: Ruth Champion | England & Wales | — |
| 4102300/2018 | 22 September 2018 | Ms P Benton | , solicitor, Slater and Gordon Queens House Kelso Ltd | Scotland | £26,905 |
| 4118047/2018 | 21 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118047/2018 Ms E Gallagher | (Mark Watson Trading As) The Advanced Group | Scotland | — |
| 2601241/2018 | 21 September 2018 | Mr Knight, husband For the | Mrs A Elding T/a Flo’s Friends – Community Care & Support Services | England & Wales | — |
| 4100031/2018 | 21 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100031/2018 Mrs L Elliott | Barclays Bank UK plc | Scotland | — |
| 2204533/2018 | 21 September 2018 | In person For the | P and T Enin | England & Wales | £9,665 |
| 1600782/2016 | 20 September 2018 | Mr M Edwards | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2301920/2017 | 19 September 2018 | Mrs E L Paraskos | East Sussex County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4112628/2018 | 19 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112628/2018 Mr G Wood | A & E Middler | Scotland | — |
| 4104015/2018 | 19 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104015/2018 Ms L Garven | Marks and Spencer plc | Scotland | — |
| 3303325/2020 | 19 September 2018 | Mr P Levick | London Luton Airport Operations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1300312/2018 | 18 September 2018 | Ms H Stone | Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2410479/2018 | 18 September 2018 | Miss N Grant | Hunter Price International Limited & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2206956/2018 | 18 September 2018 | Mr S Brittenden, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4103549/2018 | 17 September 2018 | C Lucas (Sitting Alone) Mr Glenn Marr | — | Scotland | — |
| 2600449/2018 | 14 September 2018 | Ms B Gajjar | British Gas Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102678/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102678/2018 Mr J Tyrrell | McAlpine & Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4103875/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103875/2018 Mr R McLeman | Luce Bay Plant Hire Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100670/2017 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100670/2017 Mrs T McGinley | The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group plc | Scotland | — |
| 4108801/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4108801/2018 Mrs S Feeney | Tesco Stores Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102225/2017 | 13 September 2018 | Mr Alexander O’Hara | — | Scotland | — |
| 2420805/2017 | 13 September 2018 | Mr G Yagomba (friend) | Mr Mills, company director, for all three respondents | England & Wales | £22,411 |
| 2300032/2018 | 13 September 2018 | Ms H Simmons | Kingston University Services Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401636/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr H Murty | Griffin Catering Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401693/2017 | 12 September 2018 | Mrs L White | Arriva Transport Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401924/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr S Salway | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401728/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr S Bracher | University of Portsmouth | England & Wales | — |
| 1401405/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr S Johnstone | Sse plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2404002/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mrs D Orr | Brief Therapy Support Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401106/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Miss L Robinson | Bordon Garrison Pre-School & Creche & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1401504/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr N Roberts | St Austell Brewery Company Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104765/2017 | 12 September 2018 | Members: Robert McPherson Andrew Ross Mr David Buchanan | Represented by:- Mr Tony McGrade – Solicitor Student Loans Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2602954/2018 | 11 September 2018 | A B | C and others | England & Wales | — |
| 4113357/2018 | 11 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113357/2018 Ms K Cameron | British Broadcasting Corporation | Scotland | — |
| 4103205/2018 | 11 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103205/2018 Ms G Patterson | Esquires Barbers | Scotland | — |
| 2302679/2018 | 10 September 2018 | — | Chapman v Amco (Medway) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303317/2017 | 10 September 2018 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1401865/2018 | 10 September 2018 | Mr D Holder | ECI Telecom (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4109439/2018 | 7 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109439/2018 Mr P Pollock | Cemex UK Operators Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300655/2019 | 7 September 2018 | In person For the | Mandy Fitzmaurice, HR Consultant | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2206891/2018 | 7 September 2018 | Mr P Mitchell | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | — |