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Tribunal Watch has indexed 40,006 UK employment tribunal cases involving unfair dismissal claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £6,357 (the largest £3,449,329) across 5,389 cases. Tribunals upheld 38% of the 15,370 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 30,125 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,500 | 36% |
| Struck out | 6,576 | 25% |
| Upheld | 5,870 | 22% |
| Withdrawn | 3,600 | 13% |
| Other | 1,039 | 4% |
| Settled | 106 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 529 | |
| 2018 | 910 | |
| 2019 | 5,942 | |
| 2020 | 8,014 | |
| 2021 | 5,248 | |
| 2022 | 4,870 | |
| 2023 | 4,455 | |
| 2024 | 4,023 | |
| 2025 | 3,590 | |
| 2026 | 2,425 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2403207/2024 | 24 July 2025 | Mr M Burke | Magna Exteriors (Liverpool) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000339/2025 | 24 July 2025 | Ms M Howieson | Implantsdentist Ltd t/a | Scotland | £25,254 |
| 6001032/2025 | 24 July 2025 | Miss Aisha Khatoon | ASTON BERRY Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 6013231/2025 | 23 July 2025 | Mr M Thomas | Retox Digital Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6010199/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Ms R ROKITOWSKA | Primarybid Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311138/2023 | 23 July 2025 | self representing For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805532/2023 | 23 July 2025 | Miss Brooke-Ward, counsel For the | Mr A Farooq, lay representative (Litigation Consultant) | England & Wales | £42,872 |
| 2300329/2022 | 23 July 2025 | — | London Borough of Southwark |
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 | 51 |
| 17 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 48 |
| 18 | British Airways plc | 47 |
| 19 | Home Office | 47 |
| 20 | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 47 |
| England & Wales |
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| 3305669/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Miss J Russell | NHS Professionals Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304120/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Ms Osazeme Omoregie | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2403676/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Miss A Anton | The Car Group Ltd | England & Wales | £7,536 |
| 2304797/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Linda Turner First | St Catherine’s Catholic School Second Respondent: Marie Foucher Third Respondent: Nicola Thompson Fourth Respondent: Lois Addo | England & Wales | — |
| 1806293/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Mr D Stonys | Myers Group 1959 Limited Heard: By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3311522/2023 | 23 July 2025 | Ms A E Aires | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3320829/2021 | 23 July 2025 | Mr B Islam Répondent: Central Mosque Northampton | Mr Saeed, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1406067/2023 | 23 July 2025 | Mr N Tidball | Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 6023008/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Mr E Quartey | Webuybrokenvans | England & Wales | — |
| 2501717/2023 | 23 July 2025 | Mr V Tatarenco Respondent (1): SLAM Transport Ltd Respondent (2): Livi London Ltd Heard at Newcastle In person | Ms Hussein (employment consultant) Second Respondent: Mr Cowley (employment consultant) His colleague Ms Mayhew- Hills (employment consultant) attended on 6 May | England & Wales | — |
| 2303125/2022 | 23 July 2025 | Dr S Ismail | University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2216432/2023 | 23 July 2025 | Mr A Beyaz | AP Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6012826/2025 | 23 July 2025 | Mr A Brocklehurst | Home Bargains | England & Wales | — |
| 2402173/2024 | 23 July 2025 | Mrs F Ukwuomah | THG Nutrition Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001337/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Ms Z Thorlu-Bangura | UK Health Security Agency | Scotland | — |
| 8000138/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Number: 8000138/2025 Mrs M Trzybinska | TGC Aberdeen North Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6017008/2024 | 22 July 2025 | Miss Sarah Bennell | Vedratek Ltd HELD AT: Liverpool (by video over CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 1302982/2023 | 22 July 2025 | Mr L Thomas | Andrew Main | England & Wales | — |
| 6022565/2024 | 22 July 2025 | J Pecak | Improveasy | England & Wales | — |
| 3304561/2024 | 22 July 2025 | Mr M U Bashir | Aim Tools Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201337/2023 | 22 July 2025 | AB | R1 and R2 | England & Wales | — |
| 1600154/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Mrs J Jenkins | Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board | England & Wales | — |
| 6002421/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Mr S Leigh | Tank Consult Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6009298/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Ms S. Cueva | Kanlungan Filipino Consortium | England & Wales | — |
| 6009325/2024 | 22 July 2025 | In Person For the | Mr Dempsey (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 6023361/2025 | 22 July 2025 | Mr S C Parmar | Mr R Patel t/a Marvans News | England & Wales | — |
| 2301678/2025 | 22 July 2025 | C Vau | Assini Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200823/2024 | 22 July 2025 | Mr J Appiah Caesar | Anti-Graffiti Systems Ltd RECORD OF A PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1306438/2024 | 22 July 2025 | In person For the | Mr I N Aimufua, Litigation Consultant | England & Wales | £4,405 |
| 1302668/2024 | 22 July 2025 | Mrs S Holtom | St Judes Residential Care Home Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6014866/2024 | 22 July 2025 | Mr I Ashraf | Enigma Security Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304517/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Mrs M Ellis | Childbase Partnership Limited Heard: by CVP in Cambridge | England & Wales | — |
| 6005897/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Dr Mohamad Hassan | ABC International Bank plc | England & Wales | — |
| 8001250/2025 | 21 July 2025 | Mr W Zima | Dionard Guest House Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3302469/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Mr K Watts | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | £51,337 |
| 3306144/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Mr John Buckley | University of East Anglia | England & Wales | — |
| 6022228/2025 | 21 July 2025 | Mr Ashley South | World of Books Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305565/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Mr W Mwiti | Migrant Help UK | England & Wales | — |
| 6006809/2025 | 21 July 2025 | Miss Ling Ling Shi | Longley Health Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2500020/2025 | 21 July 2025 | Mr N Winter | Tesco plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3305134/2024 | 21 July 2025 | Mr J Wyatt | Bicester Maids | England & Wales | — |
| 1806815/2025 | 21 July 2025 | Mr M Tordoff | Northern Catering Equipment Ltd | England & Wales | £14,737 |