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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601999/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mrs D Riggott | Sohal International Limited | England & Wales | £22,709 |
| 8000125/2024 | 22 May 2024 | Ms Jessica O’Toole | Arisaig Hotel Ltd | Scotland | £1,940 |
| 3311139/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr L Ogilvi, Consultant For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4105501/2014 | 22 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105501/2014 Mr A Winters | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600769/2024 | 22 May 2024 | Mr J Carpentier | Glamorgan Music School Ltd | England & Wales | £263 |
| 3308890/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Mr A Mahmood | The Chapar Online Styling Limited | England & Wales | £923 |
| 4105448/2014 | 22 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105448/2014 Mr S McHugh | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 3201156/2023 | 22 May 2024 | Isabela Lourenco |
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 |
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| £400 |
| 4105458/2014 | 22 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105458/2014 Mr G Monteith | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 3202402/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mrs Miles | The British Heart Foundation | England & Wales | — |
| 8000361/2024 | 21 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000361/2024 Mrs P Turnbull | Cherly Sexton | Scotland | £1,800 |
| 3311119/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr M. Whittington-Buckley Respondent 1: Lightning Storm Limited (in liquidation) Respondent 2: Secretary of State for Business and Trade Heard: Norwich (by Cloud Video Platform) | Mr Soni, lay representative | England & Wales | — |
| 2409413/2022 | 21 May 2024 | Ms D Jones | Kate Hetherington T/A SP Catering | England & Wales | £27,970 |
| 2404604/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr G Hitchen Miss C Cranshaw Mr K Lowe | Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | England & Wales | £13,261 |
| 2600108/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Ms Zuleka Karim | Leicester Islamic Academy | England & Wales | £346 |
| 1305675/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr Lloyd Samuels | Howdens Joinery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411505/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr J Bradley | Michael Hall t/a Rantak Machinery Sales | England & Wales | £18,105 |
| 2409587/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr A Stephens | Jungle Pubs Oakwood Ltd | England & Wales | £5,894 |
| 2600106/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Ms Ayesha Osman | Leicester Islamic Academy | England & Wales | £375 |
| 1601095/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr K Phillips | Sania pH Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2501915/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr F Qureshi | County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust HELD AT: Newcastle | England & Wales | — |
| 8000397/2024 | 21 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000397/2024 Miss M McKellican | Elgin Hotels Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £1,559 |
| 1302420/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr K Taak | DPD Group UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311006/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mrs James, Mother For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2302183/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Mr Ellis TilleyHughes | Consult Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304640/2021 | 21 May 2024 | Mr M Ahmed | Amey Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600150/2024 | 21 May 2024 | Miss R Lyon | Acquire Properties | England & Wales | £288 |
| 2411275/2023 | 21 May 2024 | N Shahid | Icare Solutions | England & Wales | — |
| 8000380/2024 | 21 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000380/2024 Mr B Allward | TDQ Group Limited | Scotland | £1,756 |
| 2301299/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Ms Tess Davey | Too Creme de Coffee Ltd | England & Wales | £2,186 |
| 4104005/2024 | 20 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104005/2024 Mr G McClymont | Brite Technical Services Limited | Scotland | £10,725 |
| 2405879/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Mr C J Hernando Villalba | Benjamin Jean Willis | England & Wales | — |
| 3202124/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Miss K Liberdova | RSB Couriers Limited | England & Wales | £8,039 |
| 1400203/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Mr J Butterworth | Initiative Property Management Ltd C/o Steven Greaney | England & Wales | £13,520 |
| 2306416/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Ms E Nadia Ishak | Mr J Gionleka | England & Wales | — |
| 2500053/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Mr D Tilbury | Magical Mouse Limited t/a Brewers Arms | England & Wales | — |
| 8000130/2024 | 20 May 2024 | L Cullen | MDH Recruitment Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2404389/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Miss E Beardwood | Unique Training Group Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1808779/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Mr R Tattersdale | Brookes Mechanical Ltd | England & Wales | £34,453 |
| 2501699/2023 | 18 May 2024 | Mr W Russell | UK Direct Business Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602012/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr M Hassaballa | United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2400814/2024 | 17 May 2024 | Miss C Malius | Eco Providers Limited | England & Wales | £954 |
| 1807775/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mrs A Brown | Clear My Credit Ltd | England & Wales | £1,134 |
| 2601804/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr D Crowther Mr J Ellard Mr K Hulse Mr M Higgins Mr R Leavey Ms K McCluskie Mr N Yoxall Mr L Warren Mr J Lowe | Alliance Transport Technologies Limited (in Administration) (R1) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (R2) | England & Wales | — |
| 3312403/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr P L Franklin | Anglian Windows Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405210/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Miss T Jackett | Boomi Corporation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8000318/2024 | 17 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000318/2024 Mr J Cameron | First Endeavour LLP (In Compulsory Liquidation) | Scotland | £3,508 |
| 3201949/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr K Kischkel | PayWeeklyFlooringUK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804177/2021 | 17 May 2024 | Mr K Smith | WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 8000171/2024 | 17 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 8000171/2024 & 8000172/2024 (V) Held at Aberdeen on May 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie | Dr Anil Verma st | Scotland | £8,094 |