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Tribunal Watch has indexed 39,005 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,310 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,256 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 14,962 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,405 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,235 | 35% |
| Struck out | 6,422 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,727 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,581 | 14% |
| Other | 1,012 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,944 | |
| 2020 | 8,015 | |
| 2021 | 5,249 | |
| 2022 | 4,871 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,024 | |
| 2025 | 3,572 | |
| 2026 | 1,436 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300482/2017 | 6 April 2017 | Mr D Maxwell (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2206629/2016 | 6 April 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104557/2016 | 4 April 2017 | C Lucas (Sitting Alone) Dr Joanna J Oliver | — | Scotland | — |
| 4105260/2016 | 4 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105260/2016 Mr J Getty | British Gas Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104031/2016 | 4 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104031/2016 Ms A Donohoe | East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100183/2017 | 4 April 2017 | Miss K McDonald | The Ocean Rooms Spa | Scotland | £742 |
| 4105084/2016 | 4 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105084/2016 Mrs R Galloway | Represented by: Ms D Reynolds Quintiles Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4101040/2016 | 3 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101040/2016 Mr P Pringle |
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 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 47 |
| 18 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| 19 | British Telecommunications plc | 46 |
| 20 | British Airways plc | 45 |
| Represented by: Mr G Bathgate TSB Bank |
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| 4105218/2016 | 31 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105218/2016 Mr M Morrison | Represented by: Mr M Smith Solicitor Group Employment Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105687/2016 | 31 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105687/2016 Mr E Nwogu | Represented by: Mr E Obi Deux Consulting Ltd ABB Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100207/2017 | 31 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100207/2017 Miss C Brown | Represented by: Ms G Worley Mitie Cleaning & Environmental Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102779/2016 | 31 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102779/2016 Mrs H Middleton | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2601994/2016 | 30 March 2017 | Miss Jane Marie Beresford | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4101048/2016 | 30 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101048/2016 Mr R Duncan | Andrew Muirhead & Son Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100307/2017 | 30 March 2017 | Mr G Clark | Specialist Ironmongery & Industrial Suppliers Ltd (siis Ltd) | Scotland | — |
| 1600685/2016 | 30 March 2017 | Mr M Young | The Intellectual Property Office | England & Wales | — |
| 4104027/2016 | 29 March 2017 | Mr Joseph Smith | Represented by: Mr S Devine Consultant North Ayrshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105599/2016 | 28 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105599/2016 Mr R Ritchie | Halliburton Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100309/2017 | 28 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100309/2017 Mr M Gorecki | Bridge Of Weir Leather Company Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102652/2016 | 28 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102652/2016 Mr A MacPhee | Menzies Distribution | Scotland | — |
| 4105748/2016 | 28 March 2017 | (in chambers) Mr John Ross Hamilton | Scottish Prison Service | Scotland | — |
| 4118882/2014 | 28 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118882/2014 Mr G Pokrop | Elite Joinery Manufacturing Ltd st | Scotland | — |
| 3322804/2016 | 28 March 2017 | Assisted by: In person Interpreter in the Italian language: Ms S Bryant For the | Mr M Jones, solicitor PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2412080/2013 | 28 March 2017 | Mr O Oyesanya | The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4102597/2016 | 27 March 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102597/2016 Preliminary Hearing at Edinburgh on February 2017 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mrs Dorota Jakusz-Gostomska | Represented by Mr L Moodie Solicitor Little Sisters of the Poor Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 4105112/2016 | 27 March 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4105112/2016, 4105113/2016 & 4105115/2016 Hearing at Edinburgh on March 20175 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Sarah-Jane Baxter | Not Present EIH Systems Ltd | Scotland | £5,953 |
| 4104548/2016 | 27 March 2017 | L Doherty Mr N Brett | – Consultant Sky In Home Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105272/2016 | 24 March 2017 | Mr C Nicolson | Represented by: Ms J Poole, Ms C Green, and Mr G Jarrott –10 University of Strathclyde Law Clinic East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105278/2016 | 24 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105278/2016 Miss S Crighton | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Danshell Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4105778/2016 | 23 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105778/2016 Mr S Colcutt | Represented by: Mr A Rodgers Rail Gourmet UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100000/2017 | 22 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100000/2017 Mr D Hall | KCA Deutag Drilling Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104209/2016 | 21 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104209/2016 Ms L Jones | Reza Najafian | Scotland | — |
| 4100110/2016 | 21 March 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100110/2016 Hearing at Edinburgh on 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, and January 20175 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Ms M Perrett Mr I Drysdale Jacqueline Brown | West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100398/2016 | 21 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100398/2016 Mrs S Dryburgh | Fife Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 4105227/2016 | 21 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105227/2016 Mrs M Zielinska | Scotbeef Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104094/2016 | 21 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104094/2016 Mr J McCallum | Waukesha Bearings Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105208/2016 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105208/2016 Mrs K Harrow | Represented by: Mr A Anderson Havelock Europa plc | Scotland | — |
| 4105261/2016 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105261/2016 Mr I Ogilvie | Represented by: Mr M Parham Nationwide Building Society | Scotland | — |
| 4100220/2017 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100220/2017 Mr M Dale | Travelstock (packaging) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4113187/2015 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113187/2015 Ms K McGuire | Glasgow Life | Scotland | — |
| 4105230/2016 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4105230/2016 Mr W Goodison | Represented by: Mr M Sellek - Solicitor Aker Solutions Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104141/2016 | 20 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104141/2016 Mrs P Weeks | Millennium Fitness Centre Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100344/2017 | 20 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100344/2017 Mr DM Osinski | Mitchells and Butlers Retail Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4104553/2016 | 17 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4104553/2016 Mr J Wallace | Represented by: Mr D Hughes - Solicitor Aker Solutions Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102587/2016 | 16 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102587/2016 Ms C Cakebread | Argyll & Bute Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100580/2016 | 16 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100580/2016 & 4103974/2016 Mr J Allan | Scottish Qualifications Authority | Scotland | — |
| 4102702/2012 | 16 March 2017 | M Porter Members: Mr G Nisbet Ms S Stewart Professor R Sheikholeslami | Represented by:20 Mr Simon Gorton QC The University of Edinburgh | Scotland | — |
| 4104582/2016 | 15 March 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104582/2016 Mr M Adams | Represented by: Mr I Wells Mr G Angus | Scotland | — |
| 4105643/2016 | 15 March 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105643/2016 Miss C Davie | Represented by: Mr D Devine Solicitor University of St Andrews | Scotland | — |
| 2301370/2016 | 15 March 2017 | Mr A Dobbie | 1) Paula Felton t/a Felton Solicitors 2) Felton Solicitors 3) Ms C Duncan | England & Wales | — |