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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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4102156/2017 | 6 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102156/2017 Mr N Irvine | Peterson (United Kingdom) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 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 | — |
| 2301882/2017 | 6 September 2017 | Mr E Conroy | K & K Consult Limited. | England & Wales | — |
| 4100484/2017 | 5 September 2017 | Sorrell Miss Laura Docherty | — | Scotland | — |
| 2300801/2017 | 5 September 2017 | Mr C Aston | Jim Walker and Company Ltd t/a I-Ride | England & Wales | — |
| 4104647/2016 | 5 September 2017 | (sitting alone) Mrs S Carmichael |
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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| 3202219/2016 | 5 September 2017 | Mr Adekunle Adewale | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | England & Wales | — |
| 4104205/2016 | 4 September 2017 | Mr J Campbell | The Federation of Small Business Recruitment Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102330/2017 | 4 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102330/2017 Mr J McIntosh | Scottish Masonic Homes Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100753/2017 | 4 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100753/2017 Mrs K Doull | Cairn Housing Association | Scotland | — |
| 4105110/2016 | 4 September 2017 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105110/2016 Preliminary Hearing at Edinburgh on August 2017 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Lukasz Domagala | XPO Supply Chain UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100317/2017 | 4 September 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4100317/2017 Mr I McGill | Represented by: Mr R Russell Solicitor Kevin McGee & Mrs Marion McGee | Scotland | — |
| 3302882/2018 | 3 September 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104660/2013 | 1 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104660/2013 Mr L Tcheumegam | Royal Mail Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3329303/2017 | 1 September 2017 | Mr. E. Kemp, counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100455/2017 | 1 September 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100455/2017 Mr H Williamson | Merchiston Castle School | Scotland | — |
| 2300720/2014 | 31 August 2017 | — | The Garrard Acadamy (formerly Bexley Business Acadamy Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 4105624/2016 | 31 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105624/2016 Mrs D McElroy | North Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100414/2017 | 31 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100414/2017 Mr TD Armour | Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1304088/2017 | 31 August 2017 | Ms C Gilardenghi First | James Gardiner Second Respondent: Pure Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | £703 |
| 4102163/2017 | 31 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102163/2017 Mr R Bryce | Main Tool Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105186/2016 | 31 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105186/2016 Ms J Blair | Inverclyde Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104483/2016 | 29 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104483/2016 Ms E Cowan | Aramark Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4102179/2017 | 29 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102179/2017 Mr K Kotsis | University of Aberdeen | Scotland | — |
| 4101532/2017 | 28 August 2017 | R Gall Mr W Barbour | D & M Haulage (Mixer Hire) Limited | Scotland | £5,651 |
| 4100451/2017 | 25 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100451/2017 Mr R Lumsden | MacTaggart Scott Co Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3201663/2018 | 25 August 2017 | Mrs H. Jaleel | Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4100606/2017 | 24 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4100606/2017 Judgment of the Tribunal issued at diet of Final Hearing set down at Glasgow for August 2017 at am Employment Judge: J G d’Inverno, QDRM TD, WS (Sitting Alone) Ms L Kelly | — | Scotland | — |
| 4102650/2016 | 24 August 2017 | Members: Elizabeth Farrell Andie Grant Mrs May Hendry | Represented by: Mr S Miller -15 Solicitor Ayrshire and Arran Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 2200174/2017 | 24 August 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1301500/2017 | 23 August 2017 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100451/2014 | 23 August 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100451/2014 Mrs L Hay | Represented by: Mr C V Donaldson Solicitor HM Revenue & Customs | Scotland | — |
| 4100774/2017 | 22 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100774/2017 Mr D McCormack | Secretary Of State for Business, Energy & Industrial | Scotland | — |
| 1400943/2017 | 22 August 2017 | Kieran Sidhu | Exertis (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100326/2017 | 22 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100326/2017 Ms S Javed | United Wholesale (Scotland) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4101901/2017 | 22 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101901/2017 Mr J Watts | Noel Regan & Sons Building & Civil Engineering | Scotland | — |
| 4100370/2017 | 22 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100370/2017 Mrs L Mill | Chivas Brothers Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105945/2015 | 21 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105945/2015 Mrs M Cameron | Enable Scotland (Leading the Way) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2200851/2017 | 21 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 2200851/2017 Ms P Paton | Hsp Gas Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102147/2017 | 21 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102147/2017 Ms C McLachlan | Heartlands Properties Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102145/2017 | 21 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102145/2017 Mr A Nodwell | Heartlands Properties Management Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100042/2017 | 21 August 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100042/2017 Mr J Greechan | Lanarkshire Global Education Centre | Scotland | — |
| 1600770/2016 | 21 August 2017 | Mrs R. Williams | Mrs. J. Bailey and Mrs D. Gittins | England & Wales | — |
| 4100522/2017 | 21 August 2017 | (Sitting Alone) Miss K Adair | (1) Concept Barbers Ltd | Scotland | £4,274 |
| 3400400/2016 | 18 August 2017 | Ms SR Idu | The Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2301468/2017 | 18 August 2017 | Ms H Bimbrah | Marks and Spencers | England & Wales | — |
| 3324796/2017 | 18 August 2017 | Mr Rajat Kumar, Lay Representative For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4100609/2017 | 16 August 2017 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4100609/2017 Mrs E Jedraszak | Jack & Jill’s Cleaning Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4100142/2017 | 11 August 2017 | J Hendry (sitting alone) Mrs Shirley Wilson | Represented by: Mr F Lefevre Solicitor Lows Traditional Ltd | Scotland | £8,180 |