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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6004829/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr D Burrage | Canal & River Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3311686/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr H Kumar | Pazzia Sunninghill Ltd (in creditors voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,125 |
| 2501014/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr M Hoben | Ethical Pay Limited | England & Wales | £4,035 |
| 2501012/2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mr S Smith | Ethical Pay Limited | England & Wales | £2,657 |
| 2413634/2023 | 30 September 2024 | Miss Michelle Cluff | G & L Jones trading as Go Local Extra Halewood Stores | England & Wales | — |
| 2409128/2023 | 27 September 2024 | Mr J Percival | Dutton Contractors Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | £160 |
| 3304639/2020 | 27 September 2024 | Mr Sterling (in person) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3200062/2024 | 27 September 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 |
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| £3,597 |
| 2400510/2024 | 27 September 2024 | appeared in person and unrepresented For the | Device Revive Limited | England & Wales | £1,024 |
| 3311378/2023 | 27 September 2024 | In person For the | Ms Suleman, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2403254/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Miss K O’Driscoll | Angelus Law Ltd | England & Wales | £10,316 |
| 1304970/2024 | 27 September 2024 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | £3,422 |
| 8000489/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Ms S Warren | Structured House Ltd | Scotland | £12,972 |
| 1302971/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Miss K Woodward | Sprint Active Education | England & Wales | £1,298 |
| 6004725/2024 | 27 September 2024 | Miss Z Brown | THSAonline | England & Wales | £425 |
| 2402417/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr J Cooper | Shaun Wright | England & Wales | — |
| 3311850/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Barry Lasoju | XMA Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200092/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr J Aleksandravics | DC CB10 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8001086/2024 | 26 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001086/2024 Mr W.Dunn | Taygas Limited | Scotland | £8,766 |
| 2402924/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mrs K Calderbank | Crowdsurf Limited (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £33,084 |
| 2413679/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Miss M Davies | Christian James Antony Roddy | England & Wales | — |
| 1306766/2020 | 26 September 2024 | Nunes, Duarte and Da Costa Dias | Neo Granite Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1305962/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Ms A Ulmer | Coventry Cafe Morso Limited | England & Wales | £2,281 |
| 2216116/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Edward Barnett | Wave Talent Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801171/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Ms C A Willis | DAH (Yorkshire) Limited formerly Worsted Yarns Limited HELD by CVP in Leeds | England & Wales | £43,076 |
| 2216938/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr Harerimana | Cura Room Limited | England & Wales | £2,214 |
| 2405609/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Ms Gillian Bevan | Michael Bailey Estate Agent Ltd HELD AT: Manchester (via CVP) | England & Wales | £28,015 |
| 3314709/2023 | 26 September 2024 | In person For the | C Herries-Smith | England & Wales | — |
| 2222831/2024 | 26 September 2024 | in person For the | Mr D Gilmour, operations director | England & Wales | £381 |
| 8001685/2024 | 26 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001685/2024 Held in Aberdeen via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on March 2025 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Dr A Fragoyannis | Represented by:10 Mr A MacMillan - Counsel AMG Scot Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3310572/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Miss Y Leung | Freddie's Cakes Ltd | England & Wales | £1,277 |
| 3200792/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Mr R Busby | The British Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2402195/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Mr M Fogg | Complete Review Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311322/2023 | 26 September 2024 | Miss Firmene Kayembe | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102662/2024 | 25 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102662/2024 Mr C Munro | Anniesland Mansion Café Limited | Scotland | £241 |
| 3306006/2024 | 25 September 2024 | Mrs Ajoke Olawumi Adeyeye | Pierpoint International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £14,194 |
| 3303263/2022 | 25 September 2024 | Mrs Caroline Angelow | UK Atomic Energy Authority | England & Wales | — |
| 6004982/2024 | 25 September 2024 | B Sanders | Consult Group Limited | England & Wales | £1,824 |
| 2601594/2021 | 25 September 2024 | MISS JADE ROBINSON | Accomplish Group | England & Wales | — |
| 8001036/2024 | 25 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001036/2024 L Bonnar | Cairnduff Consultancy Limited | Scotland | £1,660 |
| 2208807/2022 | 25 September 2024 | Mr Nickque White | SE Trains Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001176/2024 | 25 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001176/2024 Mr P Iglinski | LS Holdings Forfar Ltd | Scotland | £2,988 |
| 2216712/2023 | 25 September 2024 | Mr I Rasheed Rakin | Beach Blanket Babylon | England & Wales | — |
| 1800877/2024 | 25 September 2024 | Mr H Lockwood | Amen Logistics Limited Heard: by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4103328/2023 | 25 September 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103328/2023 Mr S Gbadamosi | Optilan Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3308938/2023 | 24 September 2024 | Mr H Lewis-Nunn (Counsel) | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2407093/2023 | 24 September 2024 | Mr D P Herrity | Mr S Brougham (representing the committee members of the Merseyside Police Sports and Social Association) | England & Wales | — |
| 2306147/2023 | 24 September 2024 | Mrs. J. Chadwick | Aspire Home Carers (Ramsgate) Limited, | England & Wales | £32,635 |
| 2304295/2022 | 24 September 2024 | J Browne | STR 48 Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3305246/2023 | 24 September 2024 | Mr T Riley | Aurachain UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |