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Tribunal Watch has indexed 36,993 UK employment tribunal cases involving unlawful deduction from wages claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £2,385 (the largest £3,449,329) across 15,319 cases. Tribunals upheld 76% of the 20,985 decided unlawful deduction from wages claims. These cases name 28,668 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld | 15,936 | 62% |
| Dismissed | 5,049 | 20% |
| Struck out | 2,086 | 8% |
| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |
| Other | 552 | 2% |
| Settled | 201 | 1% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 403 | |
| 2018 | 672 | |
| 2019 | 4,550 | |
| 2020 | 6,663 | |
| 2021 | 4,863 | |
| 2022 | 4,992 | |
| 2023 | 4,865 | |
| 2024 | 4,284 | |
| 2025 | 3,736 | |
| 2026 | 1,965 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404855/2018 | 5 June 2019 | In person For the | University of Southampton | £3,449,329 |
| 1403379/2024 | 29 May 2025 | Ms Herbert (in person) For the Second Claimant Ms Orimolade (in person) For the | Tech | £2,083,333 |
| 2202223/2019 | 5 November 2019 | Mrs J Marsan | Big Marcel Ltd | £423,868 |
| 3304188/2022 | 28 July 2023 | Cyril Gregory | Petro Trace Limited | £340,213 |
| 2204168/2021 | 23 June 2022 | Elle Kim | Finablr Ltd | £279,566 |
| 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 |
| 2414266/2021 | 7 March 2022 | Mrs N Denmade and others (see schedule) | Trinity Brands UK Ltd | £219,664 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3334352/2018 | 17 February 2025 | Ms M Rakova | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1306320/2024 | 17 February 2025 | (1) MR IAN RUSSELL (2) MR SCOTT MEREDITH | The Best Connection Group Limited | England & Wales | £2,594 |
| 6005143/2025 | 16 February 2025 | G Elizur | I-Guard Security Limited | England & Wales | £586 |
| 3300387/2022 | 15 February 2025 | no attendance For the | Mr H Inayat, manager | England & Wales | — |
| 3313418/2023 | 15 February 2025 | Ms E Edwin | Duchess Place LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 2400566/2025 | 15 February 2025 | B Calvert | Eat Meat Halal Steakhouse Manchester | England & Wales | £163 |
| 6002651/2024 | 15 February 2025 | Stephanie Nwaigwe | ID Medical Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3304707/2024 |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the unlawful deduction from wages caseload if unlawful deduction from wagesis 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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| 15 | British Gas Trading Limited | 47 |
| 16 | The Secretary of State for Justice | 47 |
| 17 | West Lothian Council | 43 |
| 18 | H M Revenue & Customs | 41 |
| 19 | North Lanarkshire Council | 40 |
| 20 | Glasgow City Council | 38 |
| 15 February 2025 |
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| Margot Bakery Limited |
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| 6009088/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Miss I Malek | Trove Wilmslow Ltd | England & Wales | £2,636 |
| 6012417/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Ms R Peters | Malachi Aniemeka | England & Wales | £436 |
| 3315249/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Miss S Mison | Pinford End Limited (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,813 |
| 6020380/2024 | 14 February 2025 | — | Uckmar v Natsap Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303067/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr S Brzozowski (in person) For the | Mrs J Cox (solicitor) | England & Wales | £1,372 |
| 3305386/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Ms C Ackrill | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £16,060 |
| 3303961/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr G Cojocaru | GXO Logistics UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301996/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr J Tilford Dack | 24 Eco Ltd | England & Wales | £4,109 |
| 1304206/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Miss L Walker | Booker Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2603253/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Mrs A Ogunbado | Isys Care Ltd | England & Wales | £7,901 |
| 6011587/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr P Smolinski | Flixworks Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £88,154 |
| 3305899/2024 | 14 February 2025 | In person and assisted by S Jacobs (friend) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 6018523/2024 | 14 February 2025 | F Da Silva | BPS Solicitors Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £4,300 |
| 2500733/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Ms H Gaines | Leslie Brown Contracting Limited | England & Wales | £4,147 |
| 3314724/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Mr David Johnson | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2302792/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr B Wilson | Newsteam Group Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 2601887/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Miss C Stone | Morgan Woods Ltd | England & Wales | £2,934 |
| 3305270/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Miss R Jordan | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,416 |
| 1300498/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr J Marsh First | Ivory Cottage Limited (in voluntary liquidation) Second Respondent: Attenti Consulting Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6015069/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr D Lewis | Mr L Hopkins T/A Proshade Tint & Wrap | England & Wales | £874 |
| 3307130/2023 | 14 February 2025 | Mr O Adewuyi | Active Care Organisation Limited | England & Wales | £1,895 |
| 6008976/2024 | 14 February 2025 | Mr K Wszolkowski | Muller UK and Ireland LLP | England & Wales | £1,077 |
| 3303825/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr J Botcherby | Ooshh studio Ltd | England & Wales | £8,333 |
| 2210188/2023 | 13 February 2025 | — | Moneretto v Pizza Firezza Ltd | England & Wales | £1,426 |
| 6004120/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr P Slevin First | Second Respondent: Ben Ikin Originate (Manchester) Ltd | England & Wales | £19,112 |
| 6009763/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr E J Carding-Moorhouse | Providence Travel Ltd | England & Wales | £5,872 |
| 6013208/2024 | 13 February 2025 | K Heaney | The Spellow PP Limited | England & Wales | £764 |
| 3200354/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr V Naicker | Sentinel Group Security Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3202454/2023 | 13 February 2025 | Mr Bosko Pejic | Storm Global Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6015665/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr. Z Ameen | Midlands Protection Services (MPS) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000035/2025 | 13 February 2025 | Mr G Dyer | Renfrew Transport Services Ltd | Scotland | £11,420 |
| 2225832/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Maisie Clarke | Lead Pro Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £2,010 |
| 3303015/2024 | 13 February 2025 | 1 Mr P Baiano 3303015/2024 2 Mrs S Ibrahimi 3303485/2024 3 Mr V Marek 3303805/2024 4 Mr P Simko 3303158/2024 5 Mr S Nixon 3304032/2024; 3304033/2024 6 Miss Z Gryllaki 3304034/2024 7 Mr S Bedford 3304036/2024 8 Mr J Finnis 3304035/2024 9 Mr A Rae 3304037/2024 10 Miss J Blythe 3304038/2024 | Complete Restaurant Group Limited | England & Wales | £71,672 |
| 6012643/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr T Dibnah | CoffeeB Ltd | England & Wales | £1,933 |
| 2302976/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Sarah Tucker | PeoplePlus Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6006905/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr C Spiridon | Oxford Aunts Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8001025/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mrs J Anderson | Argyll & Bute Council | Scotland | — |
| 6013112/2024 | 13 February 2025 | S El Hajri | Ben Kershaw 123 Recruitment and Training | England & Wales | — |
| 1401368/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Mr T Wetherill | John Lewis plc | England & Wales | £832 |
| 3303497/2024 | 13 February 2025 | Miss L Jackson | Little Aqua Academy Limited | England & Wales | £2,282 |
| 8001068/2024 | 13 February 2025 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001068/2024 Hearing at Edinburgh by Cloud Video Platform on November 2024 and January 2025 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Ms I Eluka | Lidl Great Britain Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2401084/2024 | 13 February 2025 | M Z Bedoui | Greene King Retail Limited | England & Wales | — |