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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4102106/2017 | 20 October 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102106/2017 Telephone Conference Preliminary Hearing at Edinburgh on October Employment Judge: M A Macleod | Represented by Mr G Mitchell Solicitor Robert Masterton Reg Vardy Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100147/2017 | 20 October 2017 | Members: Mr I C MacFarlaneMr J Hughes | Represented by: Mrs H Hogben - Counsel Instructed by: Ms Donnelly - Solicitor Mr Christopher Houston | Scotland | — |
| 2300311/2017 | 19 October 2017 | Mr H Cauwenbergh | London Borough of Southwark | England & Wales | — |
| 4102324/2017 | 19 October 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102324/2017 Mrs Ellen Mart | Assessment Inc Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2301928/2017 | 19 October 2017 | Mr K Preddie | The Artemis Team | England & Wales | — |
| 3330613/2018 | 18 October 2017 | Mr. Stephen Bishop (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2200415/2017 | 17 October 2017 | Mr J. Banerjee |
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.
| 51 |
| 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 |
| England & Wales |
| £8,100 |
| 3300059/2018 | 13 October 2017 | Mr D Thompson | And Informatica Software Limited Hearing | England & Wales | — |
| 4102597/2017 | 12 October 2017 | — | Response (Building Rewarding Relationships) Ltd: S/4102597/2017 | Scotland | — |
| 2301865/2017 | 3 October 2017 | Mr D Hancock | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304144/2018 | 2 October 2017 | Mr Otchie (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | £106 |
| 4105719/2016 | 2 October 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105719/2016 Ms K Fenna | Represented by: Mr G Bathgate The Teapot Trust | Scotland | — |
| 3329223/2017 | 29 September 2017 | Mr E Duller, lay representative | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1304365/2017 | 29 September 2017 | Mr P Newey | Ocado Central Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3331205/2018 | 29 September 2017 | Mr D Reed | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2301247/2017 | 29 September 2017 | Mr. J. Loveridge | Allianz Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200223/2017 | 28 September 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3329021/2017 | 28 September 2017 | In person For the | Mr D Dyal | England & Wales | — |
| 2301864/2017 | 27 September 2017 | Mr P Johnstone | Royal Alexandra And Albert School | England & Wales | — |
| 2301218/2017 | 26 September 2017 | Miss J McFarlane | Girls Day School Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2201027/2017 | 26 September 2017 | Mr David Stephenson of Counsel For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100314/2017 | 25 September 2017 | (sitting alone) Ms J Gibson | Represented by: Ms L Campbell Solicitor Dundee City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600635/2016 | 25 September 2017 | MRS J WATSON (REPRESENTATIVE) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3401590/2015 | 22 September 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300795/2017 | 20 September 2017 | Miss E Egborge | Subsea 7 | England & Wales | — |
| 2300707/2017 | 20 September 2017 | Mr M Farren | G.B Agencies Ltd (R1) & P.I Shipping Ltd (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 2702546/2006 | 20 September 2017 | Mr James McGarry | Represented by: Ms K Graydon - Solicitor McDermott Contract Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100382/2017 | 20 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100382/2017 Mr G Wooler | IBM United Kingdom Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102274/2017 | 19 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102274/2017 Mr C Bell | Clydesdale Bank plc | Scotland | — |
| 2600225/2017 | 19 September 2017 | Miss A Napier | (R1) Churchills International Consulting Limited (R2) Peter Meagher | England & Wales | — |
| 4100807/2017 | 15 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100807/2017 Mr P Shields | Influence Conditioned Air Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100740/2017 | 15 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100740/2017 Mr D McNally | Prontoport Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2301167/2017 | 14 September 2017 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100621/2017 | 14 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100621/2017 Ms G Stuart | Glasgow Airport Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100198/2016 | 13 September 2017 | Members: Ijaz Ashraf Peter Kelman Mr R D Hutchison | Renfrewshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4102119/2017 | 12 September 2017 | Mr L Harkin | Triple Glazed Windows Company Limited t/a Dalmation Windows | Scotland | £7,827 |
| 4100557/2017 | 12 September 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: S/4100557/2017 Issued Following Open Preliminary Hearing Held at Edinburgh on the th of September 2017 at pm Employment Judge: J G d’Inverno, QVRM, TD, VR, WS (Sitting Alone) Mr J Black | Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100759/2017 | 12 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100759/2017 Ms C Wilson | Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102812/2016 | 12 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102812/2016 Mrs L Adam | Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1304630/2018 | 11 September 2017 | Mr J Ramos | Parfums Christian Dior Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100494/2017 | 11 September 2017 | J Hendry Mr David Williamson | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100810/2017 | 11 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100810/2017 Ms K Quinn | Kibble Education and Care Centre | Scotland | — |
| 4100407/2017 | 9 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100407/2017 Mr D Muir | Sky Subscribers Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2301770/2017 | 7 September 2017 | — | Harrison Catering Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2301493/2016 | 7 September 2017 | Mr R Alder, Mr R Alder, Mrs B Anderson, Mr M Atkins, Mr S Barton, Mr J Bibiloni, Mr M Boyd, Miss T Cottrell, Mr M Halford, Mr G Hough, Mr S Medhurst, Mr S Medhurst and Mr P Melham | 1) VM Langfords Ltd 2) Docklands Medical Services Ltd 3) Coperforma Ltd 4) South East Coast Ambulance Service | England & Wales | — |
| 4100730/2017 | 7 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100730/2017 Mrs J Gale | Endless LLP | Scotland | — |
| 4100532/2017 | 7 September 2017 | — | Scottish Widows Services Ltd (Company No SC189975) | Scotland | — |
| 2301882/2017 | 6 September 2017 | Mr E Conroy | K & K Consult Limited. | England & Wales | — |
| 4100595/2016 | 6 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4100595/2016; 4100596/2016; 4100597/2016; 4100598/2016;4100599/2016 Mrs M Ksiazek | Represented by: Ms N Shekhar Stobo Castle Health Spa Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102809/2016 | 6 September 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102809/2016 Preliminary Hearing at Edinburgh on August 2017 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Ella Carrera | Represented by Mr L Moodie Solicitor OMI Facilities Limited | Scotland | — |