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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6004692/2024 | 18 September 2024 | Mr P Hutson | Arrow Cycles Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2414937/2021 | 18 September 2024 | Mr G Bennett | Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1304980/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Miss A Martin-Harris | West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3312417/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr J Cain | Kingscote Haulage /morrisroe | England & Wales | — |
| 3313544/2022 | 17 September 2024 | Miss K Whitehead & Mr L Donnachie | Daniel Farrow | England & Wales | — |
| 6011911/2024 | 17 September 2024 | Mr. Jordan Green | Construction Contractors UK Ltd | England & Wales | £100 |
| 2220042/2024 | 17 September 2024 | Mr S Ben Haj Fraj | Teleperformance limited | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 1400473/2024 |
| 17 September 2024 |
| (1) Marie Hatch (2) Hayley Jones (3) Kirsty Morgan (4) Kate Townsend |
| Willowbrook Veterinary Services Ltd |
| England & Wales |
| £44,711 |
| 3312987/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr D Moore | Gerry Clyde - Barton Coach Company | England & Wales | £1,770 |
| 2219341/2024 | 17 September 2024 | no present or represented For the | Mr T Goslar, director | England & Wales | — |
| 3302460/2024 | 17 September 2024 | Miss R Cooke | Masters Comms Limited | England & Wales | £3,000 |
| 3303837/2025 | 17 September 2024 | Mr S Jones | Total Home Delivery Limited | England & Wales | £24,308 |
| 1602505/2024 | 17 September 2024 | Mr. L. Jones | FF Autocentre Ltd. t/a “Fast Fit Autocentre” Hearing: Final Hearing | England & Wales | £1,418 |
| 6006954/2024 | 17 September 2024 | Miss A Narasingam | Simone Knight | England & Wales | £593 |
| 2300417/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Miss Fatou Sanneh First | Coelho’s Picados & Skewer House Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) Second Respondent: Os Camacheiros Limited | England & Wales | £422 |
| 4102969/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr M Kolada | Just Tasty Lunch | Scotland | — |
| 2200419/2024 | 17 September 2024 | In person For the | Mr J Piesse, director | England & Wales | £4,800 |
| 2303026/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr N Dhamu | Imonitor - Anthony Nartey | England & Wales | — |
| 2301845/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr Stuart Burdon | Greener Energy Heating Limited T/A Abbey Boilers | England & Wales | — |
| 1308709/2023 | 17 September 2024 | Mr J McFarlane | Birmingham City Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1600738/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr C Owen | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £6,488 |
| 1600733/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr R Hassall | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £7,666 |
| 1600757/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr Daniel Blackwell | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £2,630 |
| 3310281/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Ms J Benyi | Noolyn Care Ltd t/a Caremark (Barnet & Enfield) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600706/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr C Dickson | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £12,324 |
| 6003425/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr M Ali | Advance Secured Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £4,824 |
| 4107035/2023 | 16 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107035/2023 Mr M Saddington | Scottish Trust Deed | Scotland | — |
| 8000959/2024 | 16 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000959/2024 Miss C Bransby | Viva Italia Ltd | Scotland | £471 |
| 2402396/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Ms Pindy Akhtar | Retail Facility Solutions UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6003388/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Iain Jacobson | TNA Building Services Limited | England & Wales | £1,036 |
| 2305916/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr M A Willan | Fast & Loose Pubs Ltd | England & Wales | £1,359 |
| 2409613/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr P Jones | Manchester Airport plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2502675/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Miss E. Lumley | Millennial Group Global Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £4,926 |
| 8000917/2024 | 16 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 8000917/2024 Mr J White | MW Groundworks Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1304492/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr Harry Whitehouse | Sprint Active Education Ltd (formerly known as Premier Active Coaching Ltd | England & Wales | £3,278 |
| 1600708/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr J James | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £8,657 |
| 6003431/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Marilyn Joseph | Dasilva Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 2301968/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Georgina P Foster | Nursing and Midwifery Council | England & Wales | £10,563 |
| 1800862/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr A Plant | Meadowhall Training Limited t/a Source Academy (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £6,135 |
| 8001048/2024 | 16 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001048/2024 H Turnbull | B Henderson | Scotland | £2,432 |
| 1600756/2024 | 16 September 2024 | Mr David Blackwell | Corinthian Access Limited (In Receivership) | England & Wales | £8,515 |
| 6005310/2024 | 16 September 2024 | M A Muhaimin | Mr Kasim Akhter & Waqas Siddique | England & Wales | £2,692 |
| 2303166/2023 | 16 September 2024 | Mr. K March | Sussex Refreshment Limited t/a The Sussex Exchange Heard at London South (by video) | England & Wales | — |
| 6000875/2024 | 15 September 2024 | Shane Johnson | Ventrolla Limited Heard: by CVP in the North East Region | England & Wales | £3,474 |
| 2500896/2024 | 14 September 2024 | Mr J Mattieson | N & T Civils Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6007608/2024 | 14 September 2024 | Mr J Belmes | Dominic Care Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311304/2023 | 13 September 2024 | — | Campos and Lala Drinks Barnet Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312332/2023 | 13 September 2024 | In person For the | A Butler (respondent’s operations manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601761/2024 | 13 September 2024 | Miss Anisa Karaj | Valland Care and Support Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6003797/2024 | 13 September 2024 | Ms J Tan | Grey Photographic Limited Heard via Cloud Video Platform (London Central) | England & Wales | £346 |