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Tribunal Watch has indexed 36,571 UK employment tribunal cases involving unlawful deduction from wages claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £2,375 (the largest £3,449,329) across 15,206 cases. Tribunals upheld 76% of the 20,822 decided unlawful deduction from wages claims. These cases name 28,365 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld | 15,817 | 62% |
| Dismissed | 5,005 | 19% |
| Struck out | 2,084 | 8% |
| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |
| Other | 543 | 2% |
| Settled | 200 | 1% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 403 | |
| 2018 | 672 | |
| 2019 | 4,550 | |
| 2020 | 6,663 | |
| 2021 | 4,863 | |
| 2022 | 4,993 | |
| 2023 | 4,865 | |
| 2024 | 4,282 | |
| 2025 | 3,724 | |
| 2026 | 1,556 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4105620/2024 | 23 September 2024 | ÷ EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105620/2024 Mr C G Pirie | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £2,819 |
| 2306193/2023 | 23 September 2024 | Miss E Garay | Julián Andrés Ramírez Taborda | England & Wales | £480 |
| 4105617/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105617/2024 Miss Y Nekrasova | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £2,115 |
| 4105612/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105612/2024 Miss A Thompson | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £1,649 |
| 4105610/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105610/2024 Miss L Hoczek | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £6,367 |
| 4105618/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105618/2024 Mr S Haig | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £1,106 |
| 8000560/2024 | 23 September 2024 | Mr Y Mahmoudi |
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 | 45 |
| 16 | The Secretary of State for Justice | 45 |
| 17 | West Lothian Council | 43 |
| 18 | H M Revenue & Customs | 41 |
| 19 | North Lanarkshire Council | 40 |
| 20 | Glasgow City Council | 37 |
| Scotland |
| £549 |
| 3303649/2024 | 23 September 2024 | Mr D M H Mbah | BUPA Care Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001550/2024 | 23 September 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001550/2024 Held on January 2025 by CVP Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr Robert Keogh | — | Scotland | — |
| 4105613/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105613/2024 Miss K Beattie | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £3,185 |
| 4107159/2023 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number 4107159/2023 Miss H Allen | Psymplicity Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2403606/2024 | 23 September 2024 | Mr G Pollitt | Spectrum Facilities Maintenance Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301841/2024 | 23 September 2024 | (1) Mrs Arooj Qureshi (2) Mrs Saba Qureshi | Syndicate Alpha Ltd | England & Wales | £408 |
| 4105615/2024 | 23 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105615/2024 Mr M Steel | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £1,343 |
| 6004514/2024 | 21 September 2024 | Mr A Warbrick | Rouse Landscape & Civils Ltd | England & Wales | £2,248 |
| 2600857/2024 | 20 September 2024 | Mr. LG Johnson | Brotherhood Protection Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100191/2023 | 20 September 2024 | Mr D Taylor | Doosan Power Systems SA | Scotland | — |
| 2210926/2022 | 20 September 2024 | Ms A Rodrigues | Al Semat UK Limited | England & Wales | £15,657 |
| 3200407/2024 | 20 September 2024 | Mr J E Puerta Franco | Harrow Hospitality Limited t/a Stay Restaurant | England & Wales | £2,737 |
| 1401171/2024 | 20 September 2024 | Ms K L Tan | GoE Wellness | England & Wales | £3,628 |
| 6012365/2024 | 20 September 2024 | Dr Y Umar | Entoplast | England & Wales | £9,589 |
| 8001109/2024 | 20 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001109/2024 Mr P Hannaford | Andy Race Fish Merchants Limited | Scotland | £8,275 |
| 8000781/2024 | 20 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000781/2024 Hearing at Edinburgh via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on September 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr B | Metix Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3201326/2023 | 20 September 2024 | — | Abbeys Care Support & Training Ltd and others | England & Wales | — |
| 4107215/2023 | 20 September 2024 | Ms A Taylor | Represented by: Mr J Kiddie - Counsel M&M Theatrical Productions Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4106895/2023 | 20 September 2024 | Miss S Juskaite | Axle Groups Services Limited | Scotland | £29,451 |
| 2401213/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Bobi Smith | Kamex Ltd | England & Wales | £1,491 |
| 1305499/2018 | 19 September 2024 | Mrs G Tak | Carillion Construction Services (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1601067/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Mr C Schwartz | Quadratec Ltd | England & Wales | £7,832 |
| 6003799/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Miss B Wolde Senbet | Pierpoint International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £6,730 |
| 2401695/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Mr M Shawqi Elawa Ahmed Hassan | Lee Hughes | England & Wales | £411 |
| 2402191/2024 | 19 September 2024 | G Garcia | Contractor Crowd Limited | England & Wales | £1,284 |
| 2305168/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Miss Bonney | Mr Lee | England & Wales | — |
| 2305241/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Mr C Silcox | Kent Central Ambulance Service | England & Wales | £1,203 |
| 1305395/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Mr T Charlerie | Concentrix TSC UK Ltd t/a Concentrix | England & Wales | — |
| 2600522/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Mr S Hardie | Abellio East Midlands Limited T/A East Midlands Railway | England & Wales | — |
| 2306134/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Mr G Pisapia | Orange Genie | England & Wales | — |
| 2400070/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Mrs J Brayshaw | Department for Work and Pensions | England & Wales | — |
| 2401590/2024 | 19 September 2024 | Mr L Ferry | Rateable Experts Ltd | England & Wales | £733 |
| 2400259/2024 | 19 September 2024 | K Walker | Thirsty Horses Solutions Limited | England & Wales | £6,124 |
| 2411650/2023 | 19 September 2024 | Mr O Wilhelm | Bon Appetit Foodie Ltd | England & Wales | £8,987 |
| 2302231/2024 | 18 September 2024 | Mrs Emma White | Skyes Cleaning Group Limited | England & Wales | £637 |
| 6004692/2024 | 18 September 2024 | Mr P Hutson | Arrow Cycles Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404299/2023 | 18 September 2024 | did not attend The | Mr S King, director | England & Wales | £992 |
| 2305139/2023 | 18 September 2024 | Oksana Babajeva | Gabokun Dental Care Limited t/a East Dulwich Dental Care | England & Wales | £8,945 |
| 2302697/2022 | 18 September 2024 | Mrs A S Khan | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1305733/2023 | 18 September 2024 | Mrs W Gray | Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 2414937/2021 | 18 September 2024 | Mr G Bennett | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 6003638/2024 | 18 September 2024 | Mr Sathyam Naik | Accenture Group Worldwide Ltd | England & Wales | £2,647 |
| 1405531/2023 | 18 September 2024 | - MR N HEWITT-COOPER (C1 AND C2) NO ATTENDANCE (C3 / C4) FOR THE | Sol Attendance Limited | England & Wales | £2,540 |