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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3201848/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Ms Jenny Goldthorp | Goldthorp Fabrications Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2411670/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Miss A Nelson | Gaudium Ltd | England & Wales | £5,283 |
| 2411674/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Mrs S Park | Gaudium Ltd | England & Wales | £1,312 |
| 1401222/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Mr T Darling | House & Home Services Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1808577/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Ms N Farrell | MGG Developments Co Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £17,273 |
| 2200406/2024 | 17 April 2024 | In person For the | WDG Construction Limited | England & Wales | £980 |
| 2411676/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Miss R Beauness | Gaudium Ltd | England & Wales | £1,527 |
| 3202049/2023 | 17 April 2024 | Mr Joseph Johnson |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £5,500 |
| 2500005/2024 | 16 April 2024 | Mr BM Dufton | Mr PW West (trading as PW West Home Improvements) | England & Wales | £626 |
| 1404051/2023 | 16 April 2024 | In person, assisted by her husband For the | Mr S Brookes of the Respondent | England & Wales | £6,000 |
| 4100142/2022 | 16 April 2024 | Ms R Membury | Highland Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 3302759/2023 | 16 April 2024 | In person For the | Epsilon Ten Ltd T/a Oxto Energy Storage | England & Wales | £11,885 |
| 1602179/2023 | 16 April 2024 | Mr E L Harborne | Fat Jacks Burgers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3308063/2023 | 16 April 2024 | S Smith (lay representative) For the | J Syed (director of respondent) | England & Wales | £249 |
| 2301678/2017 | 16 April 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 2301678/2017 Mr W Sinclair | XPO Logistics | Scotland | — |
| 2402348/2022 | 16 April 2024 | Mr R Bryce | Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Limited CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 Under the provisions of | England & Wales | — |
| 2403174/2023 | 16 April 2024 | Ms A J Brownson | Parrott & Coales LLP | England & Wales | £2,501 |
| 1308613/2023 | 16 April 2024 | Mr K Afzal | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305136/2023 | 16 April 2024 | Mr Lewsey | Mid Sussex District Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2302776/2023 | 16 April 2024 | Miss E Freeman | Zac Hemming | England & Wales | — |
| 3306965/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Mrs C Benedetti-Smith | Quality Villas Limited | England & Wales | £18,582 |
| 4105470/2023 | 15 April 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105470/2023 Held on April 2024 by CVP Employment Judge N M Hosie Miss Maria E Jolly | , Mother Refresh Coffee Co Ltd st | Scotland | £2,155 |
| 4104306/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Mr Brian Shonna | No appearance Abbey Architectural Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1311052/2020 | 15 April 2024 | — | Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3307762/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Miss S Rahman | Hawkeye Security Support Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305190/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Ms I PERKOVA | Sveta'S Shop Ltd | England & Wales | £1,382 |
| 3201852/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Ms S Augustine | Barts Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1805616/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Mr T Eadson Mr A Eadson | Etico Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500061/2024 | 15 April 2024 | Mr G Iacob | Mr Oprea-Aurelian Iscru (trading as Artisan Sash Joinery) | England & Wales | £2,308 |
| 1602903/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Miss M Radford (a child) by Ms H Radford as litigation friend | Waffle King Limited | England & Wales | £300 |
| 3315233/2022 | 15 April 2024 | Miss N Watson | British Airways plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3202475/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Miss Z Bye | Housechoice Limited Held at: East London Hearing Centre (by CVP) | England & Wales | £431 |
| 3202456/2023 | 15 April 2024 | Miss Z Batchelor | Little Robins Nursery & Preschool Limited | England & Wales | £1,573 |
| 2411240/2023 | 13 April 2024 | (1) Mrs D Davies (2) Mr R Davies | THDD Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £977 |
| 2500041/2024 | 12 April 2024 | Mr K Reczkowski | The Crown Pub Hawes Limited (in voluntary liquidation) HELD AT: Newcastle (by video) | England & Wales | £3,491 |
| 2602735/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Mr M Dawn | George Utz Limited | England & Wales | £277 |
| 3301733/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Mr G Fatello | Buon Appetito Reading Ltd | England & Wales | £12,302 |
| 2500271/2024 | 12 April 2024 | Mr A Hillier | Birra 2 Limited | England & Wales | £363 |
| 2301696/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Miss A Escobosa Tesi | Pepler Communications Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405375/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Mr C Cooper | The Sports Project CIC | England & Wales | £2,155 |
| 2600115/2024 | 12 April 2024 | Ms A Marshall Mr C P Schofield | Black Cat Travel Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2306251/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Mr Y Xavier | Ms Liz Fieldsend t/a Chores & Paws | England & Wales | — |
| 3300433/2024 | 12 April 2024 | Mr C Walker | Green Leaf Health Limited (trading as Blossom Home Care Reading) | England & Wales | £7,800 |
| 1405376/2023 | 12 April 2024 | Miss B Ambrose | The Sports Project CIC | England & Wales | £2,112 |
| 4104393/2023 | 11 April 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104393/2023 (V) Held at Aberdeen on April 2024 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr Adam Gajdosy | Big Issue Sharebike Ltd (In Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2601724/2023 | 11 April 2024 | Mr J White | Playground Projects Limited | England & Wales | £14,768 |
| 3302452/2023 | 11 April 2024 | In person For the | Watford Apsav Limited | England & Wales | £1,810 |
| 2501634/2023 | 11 April 2024 | Ms E Gillespie (1) Ms J Chrisp (2) Ms E Hardy (3) Ms K Winter (4) | Miracle Centre Limited | England & Wales | £12,527 |
| 3310685/2022 | 11 April 2024 | Mr L Webb | Who'da Group Ltd (T/A Energie Fitness Bedford) | England & Wales | — |
| 2214917/2023 | 11 April 2024 | in person For the | — | England & Wales | £13,154 |