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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3201250/2023 | 15 August 2024 | Mr R Ward | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2218576/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Mark Parker | So Eco Ltd | England & Wales | £3,000 |
| 2600698/2022 | 15 August 2024 | — | Adaptable Consultancy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300908/2023 | 15 August 2024 | Mr Z Gilpin | Dorking Christian Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 3310383/2023 | 15 August 2024 | Mr P Campbell | Ocado Central Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105374/2023 | 15 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105374/2023 Miss P Pastur | Fun Scientists Ltd (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2600860/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Gregory Tydeman | Alkota Group Limited | England & Wales | £13,696 |
| 3200743/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Mrs C Oti |
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 |
| £15,044 |
| 2600600/2022 | 15 August 2024 | — | Adaptable Consultancy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305386/2022 | 15 August 2024 | Mrs. O. Adedo | Livability Brookside House | England & Wales | £19,302 |
| 2304158/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Mr K Nowak | Eddie Stobart Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107270/2023 | 15 August 2024 | G Quinn | So Eco Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2400726/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Respondent | Heard at | England & Wales | £3,178 |
| 3302513/2024 | 15 August 2024 | Mr H Waters | Barnetts Coaches Ltd | England & Wales | £3,893 |
| 2600951/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Ms L Branton | Mr Peter French | England & Wales | — |
| 4100508/2024 | 14 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4100508/2024 | Mr P Irvine | Scotland | £1,620 |
| 2600729/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Mrs Elizabeth Wiles | Alkota Group Limited | England & Wales | £18,489 |
| 2300718/2022 | 14 August 2024 | Mr C Telesford | Marks and Spencer plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2218805/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Rianna Chambers | Lucky Chip Limited | England & Wales | £910 |
| 2603235/2023 | 14 August 2024 | Miss A Reynolds | Mr Ronald S Contrado | England & Wales | £39,889 |
| 3300471/2023 | 14 August 2024 | In Person For the | B T Dziedzic and Loopleafmarket Ltd | England & Wales | £983 |
| 2219389/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Ikechi Eye Awa | Greenlight Payroll Services Limited | England & Wales | £2,084 |
| 2500584/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Mr J Conroy | Hartlepool 2 DP Ltd | England & Wales | £43 |
| 2201711/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Mr M Kanuga | De La Vali Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £25,160 |
| 4106758/2023 | 14 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106758/2023, 4106774/2023, 4106766/2023 & 4106773/2023 Ms C Mair | D & G Seafoods Buckie Ltd | Scotland | £3,459 |
| 2301255/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Mr Desmond Wilmott | Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 4100509/2024 | 14 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4100509/2024 | Miss Z Ainslie | Scotland | £198 |
| 2303073/2024 | 14 August 2024 | Mr A Isibor | Look Ahead Care and Support Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404974/2023 | 14 August 2024 | Miss D Ramon | Achieve Together Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602037/2023 | 14 August 2024 | Mr D Hawthorn | Velorim Limited | England & Wales | £49,421 |
| 8000604/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Mr S Grier | Caledonian Logistics Ltd | Scotland | £19,361 |
| 4106761/2023 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106761/2023, 4106434/2023, 4106769/2023 & 4106777/2023 Ms L Munro | D & G Seafoods Buckie Ltd | Scotland | £132 |
| 2502362/2023 | 13 August 2024 | — | Lee v Healthcare Recruitment UK Ltd | England & Wales | £1,172 |
| 2600086/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Mr K Platt | Rise 2 shine Ltd | England & Wales | £6,441 |
| 4106763/2023 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106763/2023, 4106771/2023 & 4106779/2023 Ms L Mair | D & G Seafoods Buckie Ltd | Scotland | £2,420 |
| 4106757/2023 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106757/2023, 4106760/2023, 4106768/2023 & 4106776/2023 Mr J Mair | D & G Seafoods Buckie Ltd | Scotland | £18,392 |
| 2219344/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Ms S Hare | API Global UK Limited | England & Wales | £5,995 |
| 4105594/2024 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105594/2024 Mr S Baillie | Edinburgh Construction Ltd | Scotland | £5,265 |
| 2307468/2023 | 13 August 2024 | Mr D Pierce | DDA Kent Limited | England & Wales | £1,875 |
| 2200803/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Michael Hilton | Power Networks Group & Manila General Services (Dissolved) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304525/2023 | 13 August 2024 | M Starkey | Wimpy | England & Wales | — |
| 2402446/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Respondent: Case No: 2402446/2024 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS G Woodhead Northern Leather Limited JUDGMENT 1. Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – | Northern Leather Ltd | England & Wales | £2,180 |
| 1405546/2023 | 13 August 2024 | Mr T Irons | 3Tone Music Ltd | England & Wales | £20,716 |
| 4105593/2024 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105593/2024 Mr D Baillie | Edinburgh Construction Ltd | Scotland | £6,344 |
| 4105843/2023 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 4105843/2023Case Number: Mrs C MccallionClaimant: Respondent: D & G Seafoods Buckie LTD CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 In accordance with the power set out in Rule of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013, hereby correct the clerical mistake(s), error(s)or omissions(s) in the Judgment & Certificate of Correction sent to the parties on August 2024 and November 2024: Judgment On first page delete “Ms” and insert “Mrs” and delete “C” and insert “c” in | ’s title; On page ‘The numeral “9” where it appears as the month of signing of the Judgment on the last page and substitute therefore “8” being the correct month of signing namely August’; Certificate of Correction In the | Scotland | £4,857 |
| 4105592/2024 | 13 August 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105592/2024 Mr L Mair | Edinburgh Construction Ltd | Scotland | £7,007 |
| 2300005/2024 | 13 August 2024 | Mr M Taylor | Active Community Development CIC | England & Wales | £3,365 |
| 2409248/2023 | 13 August 2024 | Mr P Galazka | Carl Entwistle trading as the King William Pub | England & Wales | £1,962 |
| 8000311/2024 | 13 August 2024 | J Moodie | TGK Logistics Scotland Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2412214/2023 | 13 August 2024 | Mrs I Turina | Penny Davis T/A DPC Clinic | England & Wales | — |