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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 15,214 decided unfair dismissal claims. These cases name 29,766 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 9,396 | 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| Withdrawn | 3,592 | 14% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2602156/2022 | 6 March 2025 | Mrs J Parker | Utopia UK (R&D) Limited (In-Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400616/2024 | 6 March 2025 | - MS K EDDY (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2405645/2023 | 5 March 2025 | 1. Mr L Spanik 2. Mr E Guichard | Forb Cross Limited (dissolved) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304975/2022 | 5 March 2025 | Khalid Mahmood | NSL Ltd (named by the respondent) Marston Holdings Ltd (named by the claimant) | England & Wales | — |
| 8001582/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Ms J Davis | Represented by Mr D Stevenson CAB Representative Governors of Dean Orphanage & Cauvins Trust | Scotland | — |
| 1305842/2023 | 5 March 2025 | Mrs S Hewitt | The DPO Centre Ltd (R1) Sandra Ducasse-Clayton (R2) Robert Watson Masson (R3) Lenitha Bishop (R4) | England & Wales | — |
| 3309200/2024 | 5 March 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 3203189/2024 |
| 5 March 2025 |
| Mr Laxman Akula |
| John Lewis plc |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 6016315/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Miss N King | Citrus Facilities Management | England & Wales | — |
| 8001381/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Number: 8001381/2024 Mr D Johnson | Forestry and Land Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 1400303/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Mr G Clark Second Claimant: Mr M Clark Third Claimant: Mr G Harrison Fourth Claimant: Mr R McCarthy | Mr Peter Watkins | England & Wales | £106,009 |
| 2302775/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Mrs E Carrigan | PCAS Kent Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6011167/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Mr Kofi Brempong | Department for Business and Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 3309360/2023 | 5 March 2025 | Ms J Ryan – the first claimant Mr P Nikolov – the second claimant | Amyris UK Trading Limited (in liquidation) – the first respondent Beauty Labs international Limited (in liquidation) – the second respondent | England & Wales | £47,463 |
| 3303034/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Mrs S Polden | LCN Legal Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201131/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Anita Kozicz | Zortmund Horvath t/a Nonstopdiag | England & Wales | — |
| 6016103/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Mr T Bassi | East London Community College | England & Wales | £2,519 |
| 2301874/2024 | 5 March 2025 | Serpil Tepe | Aspiration London Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £4,690 |
| 1400280/2024 | 5 March 2025 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | - No Appearance | England & Wales | £87,291 |
| 2602080/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr. J Cieslak | Losco Chilled Foods Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 6021041/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr L D Mononyane | Cloud Imperium Games | England & Wales | — |
| 6015000/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr C M De Oliveira | Heirs of Sanpa Limited | England & Wales | £796 |
| 3303143/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr Kwame Arthur | LHR Airports Ltd RECORD OF AN OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2211400/2022 | 4 March 2025 | Ms N Harrington | Vodafone Group Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302212/2022 | 4 March 2025 | Miss Sharlin Patel | Sharchem Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3301366/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Miss E Carroll | Midshires Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300014/2024 | 4 March 2025 | M King | Encon Insulation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6008572/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Miss K George | SpyroSoft UK | England & Wales | — |
| 2401355/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Ms K Leather First | Confident Futures Limited Second Respondent: On Power Business Energy Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £6,900 |
| 6003999/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Respondent: Mr B Salehi Royal Mail Group Limited | Mr B Salehi Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300633/2024 | 4 March 2025 | In person For the | CL 1 Realisations Ltd (formerly Cazoo Ltd) (In Administration) | England & Wales | £41,739 |
| 6014990/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr F Wyatt | Boniface Engineering Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6018102/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mrs S Bowden | Asda Stores Limited HELD AT: Liverpool (in public, by CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 2500883/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr M Parkin Miss G Heneghan Mr D Stephens Mr I Straughan Miss S Shoemaker | Surgo Construction Limited “In Administration” | England & Wales | — |
| 1402435/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mrs A Binnie | The Mary Rose Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3300061/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr Carter | Theatre Royal Windsor | England & Wales | — |
| 1406064/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr J Rogers | Venture Security Management Ltd t/a Venture Security | England & Wales | £1,500 |
| 3312558/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mrs J Joyce | Hillview Medical Centre | England & Wales | £561 |
| 3301637/2024 | 4 March 2025 | No attendance For the | Mr John Brotherton (Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 6004948/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Ms Z Jones | Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, acting through the Planning Inspectorate | England & Wales | — |
| 6010933/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr P Thacker | Roomsbooked Limited Heard: BY CVP | England & Wales | £5,664 |
| 1401038/2023 | 3 March 2025 | Louise Carter | EDF Energy Customers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801933/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mrs Susannah Hickman Gray | Computershare Services Limited | England & Wales | £11,567 |
| 1402458/2022 | 3 March 2025 | Did not appear For the | Livewell Southwest CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 1309075/2022 | 3 March 2025 | Mr T Shah | Food Hub Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6017114/2024 | 3 March 2025 | — | Concentrix Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6002001/2025 | 3 March 2025 | Miss S Parfitt | Little Inspirations Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313520/2023 | 3 March 2025 | Miss H ABDULLAHI | The Christian Care Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2404816/2024 | 3 March 2025 | 1. Mr A Hinchliffe 2. Miss L Hinchliffe | Desmond L Bannon and Sons | England & Wales | £26,710 |
| 2600865/2023 | 2 March 2025 | Miss Blessing Nnona | Home from Home Care Limited | England & Wales | — |