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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600222/2023 | 23 July 2024 | Miss. N Nahar | The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 2217743/2024 | 23 July 2024 | Mr Soheil Houshangifar | AI Forge London Ltd | England & Wales | £3,023 |
| 2408973/2023 | 23 July 2024 | Mrs G Miller | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £2,540 |
| 6006480/2024 | 23 July 2024 | Mr b akinropo | Gapkare Limited | England & Wales | £2,314 |
| 2203623/2021 | 23 July 2024 | Ms N Hart & Ms L Aboagye For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301036/2023 | 23 July 2024 | Mrs Ghada Al- Naimi | Buildmaster Construction Services Limited | England & Wales | £7,504 |
| 1405803/2023 | 23 July 2024 | Miss C Henry, Mr L Flood, Mr J Dovey, Miss K Maloney, Mr D Barnes | 3tone Limited | England & Wales | £36,440 |
| 2603188/2023 | 22 July 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 |
| Mr C Strickland |
| Sneinton Stop 'N' Shop Ltd |
| England & Wales |
| £1,471 |
| 8000612/2024 | 22 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000612/2024 M Boyer | Tony Macaroni Ltd | Scotland | £1,751 |
| 2306437/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr S Price | Board Game Museum and Cafe | England & Wales | £2,202 |
| 3309725/2023 | 22 July 2024 | In person For the | L D Crosbie | England & Wales | £231 |
| 8000776/2024 | 22 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000776/2024 P Dimitrov | Viva Italia Ltd | Scotland | £5,377 |
| 1602275/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Ms S Smith | Keys Childcare (Holdings) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200513/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Mr. B. Osholake | EAM-R Maintenance Expert Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3313178/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr D Simpson | XP Auto Ltd | England & Wales | £2,183 |
| 2303406/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Miss I Dixon | Coco and Nut Wimbledon Limited. | England & Wales | £459 |
| 2301658/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Mr Matthew Burton-Bowen | Hybrid Fitness Support Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) Secretary of State for Business and Trade | England & Wales | £7,739 |
| 3202153/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Ms Y. Liang | Casa Design Group Ltd | England & Wales | £115 |
| 2412132/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr P Gregory | NP Integrated Technology Ltd | England & Wales | £1,767 |
| 3200596/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Mr H B Sinclair | Barts NHS Health Trust PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2600660/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr A Howarth | Maxine Miller (Deceased) T/A Humber Street Bun Shop | England & Wales | £5,131 |
| 3200605/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Mr C Moore | SCK Group Ltd PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | £2,064 |
| 3200515/2024 | 22 July 2024 | Mariola Dzazga | Avo Distribution Group Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3200648/2024 | 22 July 2024 | In person For the | Not present or represented | England & Wales | £757 |
| 2401448/2024 | 22 July 2024 | On Kei Agnes Yau | Courthall Care Limited | England & Wales | £512 |
| 4105428/2014 | 22 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105428/2014 Mr C Kennedy | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 2306760/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mr J Beeby First | Secretary of State for Business and Trade Second Respondent: AG Homes Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1406236/2023 | 22 July 2024 | Mrs T Tait | Horns Drove Community Childcare Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1304455/2023 | 20 July 2024 | Mr J Timmins (the claimant’s son) For the | Mr M Cameron (Consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 2408874/2023 | 20 July 2024 | Miss Aimee Marsland | Rhombus Care Group Limited | England & Wales | £1,929 |
| 1406185/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr M Stephens | LGW Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300003/2022 | 19 July 2024 | Mr S S Beaumont | Iceland Foods Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304976/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Ryan Gillam | Channel Glazing Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601125/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Ms L Rich | Glamorgan Music School Ltd | England & Wales | £5,675 |
| 3310864/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mrs J Lamont | Owl Cleaning Services Limited | England & Wales | £8,533 |
| 2212772/2023 | 19 July 2024 | In person For the | Mr L Robert-Lennard, Consultant (acting pro bono - this means he cannot charge the Respondents money, nor should they pay him anything.) | England & Wales | £5,572 |
| 8000739/2024 | 19 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000739/2024 Ms A Tait | Simply Solutions Group Ltd | Scotland | £5,220 |
| 4100135/2024 | 19 July 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100135/2024 & 8000105/2024 Hearing by Cloud Video Platform at Edinburgh on April 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod C Stobie | Sandemans | Scotland | £649 |
| 6000455/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Miss K Predeth | Zayden Foods Ltd | England & Wales | £308 |
| 1304588/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr E Reid | Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 3306084/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mrs C Stewart | Secret Society UK Ltd | England & Wales | £1,827 |
| 3200466/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Mrs L Berrett-West | Layer de la Haye Parish Council | England & Wales | £9,227 |
| 3306977/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr G Baldwin | Firexo Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401135/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Mr G Benton | Tyrecraft Liverpool Limited | England & Wales | £7,042 |
| 2303298/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Mr M S Saatci | Huseyin Kilinc Madaanatalian Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000483/2024 | 19 July 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000483/2024 Miss K Watson | Parkers Entertainment Ltd | Scotland | £4,837 |
| 1808017/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mrs M Naqvi | City Force Healthcare Ltd HELD at Sheffield ET by CVP | England & Wales | £1,761 |
| 1603058/2023 | 19 July 2024 | Mr T Abdullah | Ntcducting.com Ltd | England & Wales | £813 |
| 2500969/2024 | 19 July 2024 | John Thomas | Ethical Pay Limited | England & Wales | £1,185 |
| 6000526/2024 | 19 July 2024 | Miss K Belson | Hatless Studios Ltd | England & Wales | £3,590 |