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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2403754/2024 | 28 November 2024 | M Cooney | Voltwave Group Limited | England & Wales | £2,659 |
| 3301940/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Did not attend and was not represented For the | D2 Industry | England & Wales | £357 |
| 6003613/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mrs J Hampson | Advanced Accessories Limited t/a Mr Mobile | England & Wales | £1,338 |
| 6006690/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Second Claimant: Miss A McMunnigal Miss L Grundy | Silversands Hotel Blackpool Limited (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) HELD AT: Manchester (via CVP) | England & Wales | £4,551 |
| 4113669/2015 | 28 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113669/2015 Mr J Carty | Tayside Public Transport Company Limited T/a Xplore Dundee | Scotland | — |
| 3323793/2021 | 28 November 2024 | Mr R Lay | Mill Hill County High School | England & Wales | — |
| 6006789/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mr T Sato | C & A Inns Limited |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £2,585 |
| 3315213/2023 | 28 November 2024 | Mr M Palanki | The Big Table Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2219513/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mahitab Khalifa | Hsk Restaurant Ltd | England & Wales | £1,920 |
| 6020036/2024 | 28 November 2024 | Mr C Mensa-bonsu | Recare Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | £6,069 |
| 1804689/2023 | 28 November 2024 | In person For the | Ms S Younis (Solicitor) | England & Wales | £3,974 |
| 3315171/2022 | 27 November 2024 | Mr J Grayston | Elite Sports Group Ltd (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3311463/2023 | 27 November 2024 | Miss S Opris | The Bait Lounge/Anthony Robb | England & Wales | £689 |
| 1306292/2020 | 27 November 2024 | (1) Unite the Union (2) GMB union and others | AES Realisations (Coventry) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312034/2023 | 27 November 2024 | Mr S Cooper | KNP Logistics Group Ltd (in administration) Sued as “Knp logistics group” | England & Wales | — |
| 6007455/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr N Smith | Floor Giants Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2200598/2024 | 27 November 2024 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3200826/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr I Adam | Adless Transport Limited | England & Wales | £2,720 |
| 6014354/2024 | 27 November 2024 | S H Kaur Landa | My Legal Claims | England & Wales | — |
| 2602036/2023 | 27 November 2024 | Miss Victoria Walster | Little Adventurers Forest School (Walesby) Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4107181/2015 | 27 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107181/2015 Mr C McKay | Culture & Sport Glasgow trading As Glasgow Life | Scotland | — |
| 4107175/2015 | 27 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107175/2015 Mr G Diamond | Culture & Sport Glasgow trading As Glasgow Life | Scotland | — |
| 8001382/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr I Duncan | Press Glass Ltd | Scotland | £1,594 |
| 2302721/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Miss J Fofana | Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3300207/2024 | 27 November 2024 | Mr Downey (counsel) For the | Ms Cho (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | £13,056 |
| 6000876/2024 | 27 November 2024 | S Dawes | Go Modular Technologies (UK) Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | £800 |
| 4100059/2024 | 26 November 2024 | L Ritchie | And others set out in the attached schedule Foodmek Limited (In Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2413151/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr M Waterhouse | Reads Court Limited | England & Wales | £583 |
| 2310197/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss C Anderson | Sullivan Bus and Coach Company Limited (In Voluntary Creditors’ Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 6000550/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Ms Hayley Moore | Dr Amit Koshal | England & Wales | — |
| 6006623/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr C Hutcheson | Elcarbec Limited | England & Wales | £2,690 |
| 4107174/2015 | 26 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107174/2015 Mr J Cook | Culture & Sport Glasgow trading As Glasgow Live | Scotland | — |
| 6013360/2024 | 26 November 2024 | H Litt | MindWeaver Ltd/ IKIGAI TECH 2 LIMITED | England & Wales | — |
| 2407119/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr C Bell | We Do Recover CIC (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,713 |
| 2402758/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Ms Alison Core | Hampton’s Emporium (trading as Stanleys Fruit Stores) Ltd | England & Wales | £4,650 |
| 3302143/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Ms Emily Fairburn | CareTech Community Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3301711/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr R Coscia | Deltone Construction | England & Wales | — |
| 3304216/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr P Tuia | Lidl Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6004842/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr D Povey | QIK Group | England & Wales | £501 |
| 3320929/2021 | 26 November 2024 | Ms Ugoagu | Mays Homecare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2404870/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr S Newey | Formby Models and Hobbies Ltd | England & Wales | £9,515 |
| 3313767/2023 | 26 November 2024 | Mr C Weatherston | The Horse & Jockey (Ravensden) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4109855/2014 | 26 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109855/2014 Mr R Freeman | Inverclyde Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104265/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss A Logan | ’s mother Flo Renewables | Scotland | £24,481 |
| 2304184/2024 | 26 November 2024 | — | Campbell v Caddy Group | England & Wales | — |
| 2223336/2024 | 26 November 2024 | MRS PALAK ROHANKUMAR DHOBI | Buckingham Dry Cleaners Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2403565/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Mr R Thorne | Yusuf Ozdemir | England & Wales | £4,078 |
| 1602522/2024 | 26 November 2024 | Miss S Evans Aziz | Suxceedwomens Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400238/2024 | 25 November 2024 | Mr D Powell | Ross and Eve Henson (A Partnership) | England & Wales | £2,250 |
| 1401645/2024 | 25 November 2024 | Miss S Page | Andrew Thomas & Steven Lock t/a NI Cobbles Ltd | England & Wales | £387 |