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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2411505/2023 | 21 May 2024 | Mr J Bradley | Michael Hall t/a Rantak Machinery Sales | England & Wales | £18,105 |
| 8000361/2024 | 21 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000361/2024 Mrs P Turnbull | Cherly Sexton | Scotland | £1,800 |
| 4104005/2024 | 20 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104005/2024 Mr G McClymont | Brite Technical Services Limited | Scotland | £10,725 |
| 2301299/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Ms Tess Davey | Too Creme de Coffee Ltd | England & Wales | £2,186 |
| 1808779/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Mr R Tattersdale | Brookes Mechanical Ltd | England & Wales | £34,453 |
| 3202124/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Miss K Liberdova | RSB Couriers Limited | England & Wales | £8,039 |
| 2500053/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Mr D Tilbury | Magical Mouse Limited t/a Brewers Arms | England & Wales | — |
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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| 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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| 2404389/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Miss E Beardwood | Unique Training Group Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2405879/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Mr C J Hernando Villalba | Benjamin Jean Willis | England & Wales | — |
| 2306416/2023 | 20 May 2024 | Ms E Nadia Ishak | Mr J Gionleka | England & Wales | — |
| 1400203/2024 | 20 May 2024 | Mr J Butterworth | Initiative Property Management Ltd C/o Steven Greaney | England & Wales | £13,520 |
| 2501699/2023 | 18 May 2024 | Mr W Russell | UK Direct Business Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1804177/2021 | 17 May 2024 | Mr K Smith | WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1405210/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Miss T Jackett | Boomi Corporation Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201949/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr K Kischkel | PayWeeklyFlooringUK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3312403/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr P L Franklin | Anglian Windows Limited | 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 |
| 8000318/2024 | 17 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000318/2024 Mr J Cameron | First Endeavour LLP (In Compulsory Liquidation) | Scotland | £3,508 |
| 1807775/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mrs A Brown | Clear My Credit Ltd | England & Wales | £1,134 |
| 2400814/2024 | 17 May 2024 | Miss C Malius | Eco Providers Limited | England & Wales | £954 |
| 2602012/2023 | 17 May 2024 | Mr M Hassaballa | United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2409428/2022 | 17 May 2024 | Mr A Smith | CS Car & Van Sales Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103443/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103443/2022 Mr J E Nogues | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory Liquidation | Scotland | — |
| 2600848/2024 | 16 May 2024 | Miss S Kitsull | Alkota Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201514/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Mr C Ho Tam | Sapiat Limited | England & Wales | £52,435 |
| 4103437/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103437/2022 Ms S Pina-Hernandez | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory Liquidation | Scotland | — |
| 1600669/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Mrs N James Roper | Llantwit Fardre Constitutional Club | England & Wales | — |
| 4103433/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103433/2022 Mrs D Woodward | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory | Scotland | — |
| 2301490/2022 | 16 May 2024 | Miss J Slade | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2305773/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Mr Taras Blagun (1) Mr Nicolai Blagun (2) Mr Andrii Hevak (3) | Mr Stephen Matthew Gibson t/a EA Services | England & Wales | £3,700 |
| 2500328/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Miss A E Rudnik | Midshires Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3310602/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Miss C J Gubby | Trinity Care Group Beds and Northants Ltd | England & Wales | £1,750 |
| 4103442/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103442/2022 Ms L Rubim | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory Liquidation | Scotland | — |
| 1301099/2021 | 16 May 2024 | Mrs Stacey Wilkinson | Cranlea Human Performance Limited | England & Wales | £851 |
| 3206662/2021 | 16 May 2024 | Mrs S Sarkar | Lyca Media II Limited | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 4103441/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103441/2022 Mr L K Ferreira | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory Liquidation | Scotland | — |
| 4103440/2022 | 16 May 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103440/2022 Ms C McCarthy | DSA Practice Limited - In Compulsory Liquidation | Scotland | — |
| 2406226/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Mr G Pollitt | Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200503/2024 | 16 May 2024 | Mr A Kevric | Ken Robb | England & Wales | — |
| 1304912/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Miss L Whyte | Oven Support Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1405498/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Mrs K Wheeler | Pedrago Ltd. | England & Wales | £2,730 |
| 1300084/2024 | 16 May 2024 | Mr A Ryder | Community Care Worker Ltd | England & Wales | £2,072 |
| 3303918/2023 | 16 May 2024 | Miss N Ellis Miss K Martin Miss G Hampton Miss R Gunning | Plantrepreneur Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302216/2023 | 15 May 2024 | Miss H Pancar | Pizza Hut (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200399/2023 | 15 May 2024 | Ms I Butunoi | Turner Health Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8000208/2024 | 15 May 2024 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000208/2024 (V) Held at Aberdeen on May 2024 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mrs M I Ayala Gragera | ARRIA Data Text Limited | Scotland | £26,042 |
| 1400483/2024 | 15 May 2024 | Mr A Parffrey | Bokkie Ltd | England & Wales | £285 |
| 1801449/2023 | 15 May 2024 | — | Shine Bright Day Care & Out of School Club Limited | England & Wales | £6,838 |