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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1602999/2023 | 13 November 2024 | Mrs H Ward | C W Retailing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4118442/2014 | 13 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118442/2014 Mr W Allison | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 1602434/2024 | 13 November 2024 | Miss R Li | La Mart Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402230/2024 | 13 November 2024 | Miss B Clarke | Happy Hearts Preschool Ltd | England & Wales | £1,749 |
| 2223311/2024 | 13 November 2024 | In person, assisted by Mr B Mirgol (her husband) | (briefly at the commencement of the hearing only) Ms E Woznickza (authorised by the Respondent to agree to the hearing proceeding in the Respondent’s absence) | England & Wales | £4,585 |
| 4106599/2024 | 13 November 2024 | Mr R Cumming | Scottish Leather Group Operations Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4118550/2014 | 13 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118550/2014 Mr D Smith | Midlothian Council | Scotland |
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 |
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| 1402229/2024 | 13 November 2024 | Miss C Kemp | Happy Hearts Preschool Ltd | England & Wales | £3,741 |
| 3302933/2024 | 13 November 2024 | Mrs S Holland | Extreme Environmental Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2406807/2023 | 12 November 2024 | unrepresented For the first | Mr R Mackinnon | England & Wales | £96,427 |
| 8001583/2024 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: Mrs M I Ayala Gragera | ARRIA Data Text Limited | Scotland | £26,668 |
| 8001079/2024 | 12 November 2024 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001079/2024 (V)5 Held on October 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry P MacFadyen | Rd Resource Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1400212/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr J Lewis | Rita Anastasia Cojuhari T/A AdvisorScale | England & Wales | £1,987 |
| 6003927/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr P Gorski | Let US Go Limited | England & Wales | £2,498 |
| 2402798/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Mr A Oliver | The IVA Advisor Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 6000838/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr. J Chesterman | Staff Buzz Ltd | England & Wales | £1,617 |
| 6010846/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr. G Aggarwal | PerfectPays Ltd. | England & Wales | £2,686 |
| 4118526/2014 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118526/2014 Mr K Morrison | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 8000201/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mrs A-L McPike | AWH Pro-tect CIC (In Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4118570/2014 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118570/2014 Mr M Watson | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 1405910/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Mr P Pitchell | JATA construction Ltd | England & Wales | £26,297 |
| 2600268/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr A Keay (2600268/2024) Mr A Hunter (2600855/2024) Mr M Kelly (2600583/2024) Mr T Jordan (2600268/2024) Mr L Hutchinson (2600427/2024) Mr D Glover (2600358/2024) Mr I Smith (2600289/2024) | Mr David Selby and Mrs Jaqueline Selby (in partnership) trading as “D Selby Electrical” | England & Wales | £160,290 |
| 2400005/2024 | 12 November 2024 | Mr A Pashley | Pinnacle Plumbing and Electrical Limited (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,340 |
| 4118563/2014 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118563/2014 Mr J Turnbull | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105951/2015 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105951/2015 Miss J McGhee | Glasgow Life | Scotland | — |
| 2307067/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Izabela Mirkowicz | Bocca Social Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2411912/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Miss L Bailey | Hero Group Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105146/2018 | 12 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105146/2018 Mr J Armstrong | West Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 2303929/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Mr Gavin O’Mally-Richardson | Mid-Sussex Marlins Swimming Club | England & Wales | — |
| 3313479/2023 | 12 November 2024 | Nicholas McSweeney | Bash HR and Admin Services Ltd | England & Wales | £877 |
| 4105628/2024 | 11 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105628/2024 Miss D Benzie | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3305631/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss Laurene Armer | Gravitilab Aerospace Ltd | England & Wales | £7,807 |
| 4118513/2014 | 11 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118513/2014 Mr M McIntyre | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 3305642/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Mrs Maryam Mousavimoayed | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £23,417 |
| 3305646/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Mr Jason Roper | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £8,359 |
| 6001536/2024 | 11 November 2024 | N Kilby | Dedman Contract Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305636/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Mr Tom McAndrew | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £5,231 |
| 3305632/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss Charlotte Daniels | Gravitilab Aerospace Ltd | England & Wales | £8,106 |
| 3305634/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss Charlulatha Suresh Kumar | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £6,686 |
| 1306251/2023 | 11 November 2024 | no appearance | Mr A J Subedi, director | England & Wales | £1,396 |
| 6001776/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Huimei Liu | Zayden Foods Ltd | England & Wales | £5,861 |
| 3305639/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Mr Akashay Parthiban | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,405 |
| 6006757/2024 | 11 November 2024 | A Anthony | Ashwood Archive Limited | England & Wales | £10,618 |
| 1601329/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Mr G Jenkins | Domestic Sprinklers South Wales Ltd (In creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2401142/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss E Steele | Ben Rose Estate Agent Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8001487/2024 | 11 November 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001487/2024 Mr J Grech | ARRIA Data Text Limited | Scotland | £8,916 |
| 3305637/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss Frances MacDonald | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £4,503 |
| 2502644/2023 | 11 November 2024 | Ms J-H Thomas | Naio Nails (Distribution) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405979/2023 | 11 November 2024 | Ms S Tawfiq | Citrus FM Ltd | England & Wales | £1,297 |
| 3305645/2024 | 11 November 2024 | Miss Vasilliki Kaitsoti | Gravitilab Aerospace Services Limited | England & Wales | £6,641 |