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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3314025/2021 | 14 February 2024 | Mr W Ford | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4105378/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Miss Shireen Sloan | John McIntosh t/a Hendries Butchers | Scotland | £10,916 |
| 4102823/2023 | 14 February 2024 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102823/2023 Hearing Held at Edinburgh on 12, 13, 14, 15, and December 2023, and Members’ Meeting on February 2024 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: Z Van Zwanenberg Tribunal Member: A Matheson Jossel Eleserio | Represented by Mr M Briggs Advocate Instructed by Mr N Paterson Solicitor Morningside Manor Ltd | Scotland | £1,818 |
| 3302672/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr C Cathcart | Esco Builders Ltd | England & Wales | £4,953 |
| 2401954/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Ms L Ryan | Teleperformance limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3308141/2023 | 14 February 2024 | — | Jackaman and Others v Amble Electrical Distributors Ltd and Others | England & Wales | £6,867 |
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 |
| 3301330/2021 |
| 14 February 2024 |
| Miss R Rajbahak |
| Peacocks Stores Limited (in Administration) |
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| 2403249/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Ms L Ryan | Hinduja Global Solutions UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2603277/2023 | 14 February 2024 | — | Yakhvan v Smyle Painting & Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | £5,085 |
| 4105380/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr Brian Herron | John McIntosh t/a Hendries Butchers | Scotland | £4,270 |
| 3307836/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr S Cook | Drain Technology UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601838/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mrs W. Stork | Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 3310686/2022 | 14 February 2024 | Ms J Abena | Springwood Healthcare Services Ltd Greenview Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3305347/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Joanna Niemczuk | 3 Dimensions Ltd | England & Wales | £1,799 |
| 4105379/2023 | 14 February 2024 | Mr Liam Wright | John McIntosh t/a Hendries Butchers | Scotland | £11,291 |
| 2601965/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr C Badcoe | Paul King | England & Wales | £450 |
| 1804849/2023 | 13 February 2024 | — | L Crossland and BMS Barnsley Ltd | England & Wales | £3,936 |
| 2303659/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr O Lydon | Mastermind Group Ltd | England & Wales | £4,047 |
| 2300909/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Miss D Bartlett | Ace Hygiene Supplies Limited | England & Wales | £2,923 |
| 2601944/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr C Alexandre | D Sandham | England & Wales | £1,536 |
| 3309179/2022 | 13 February 2024 | Mr M Gal | Grab Shops Ltd | England & Wales | £3,303 |
| 3306065/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr C Eighteen | Brake Bros Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309178/2022 | 13 February 2024 | Miss P Adam Bicskei | Grab Shops Ltd | England & Wales | £1,118 |
| 2401028/2024 | 13 February 2024 | S Gregory | Complete Review Ltd | England & Wales | £5,156 |
| 3309686/2023 | 13 February 2024 | No Attendance For the | Tempest Rentals (Stickney) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2413591/2020 | 13 February 2024 | — | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2410874/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr A Vernon | Chaseman Global Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2409317/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr L P D Prior | Reliable Renewables Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6017217/2024 | 13 February 2024 | C Wareing | Mr A Burns t/a Mawdsleys Solicitors | England & Wales | £9,335 |
| 2216098/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Ms F Nunes | LS + Partners Limited | England & Wales | £10,075 |
| 3303726/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Miss C Dullar | Luis Eden | England & Wales | £2,337 |
| 1303396/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mrs Y Zheng | CS Bookkeeping Services (Midlands) Limited | England & Wales | £1,061 |
| 3306137/2023 | 13 February 2024 | In person For the | Mr E Dlamini, Attorney | England & Wales | — |
| 3201710/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Mr J Reid | The Alchemist | England & Wales | — |
| 2301117/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Ms N Linton | The Mayor and Burgesses of the London borough of Merton PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2406082/2023 | 13 February 2024 | Miss Amy Quinn | The Retrofit Team Limited | England & Wales | £1,435 |
| 2212804/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr William Grey | Anpero Capital Limited | England & Wales | £56,166 |
| 2600110/2024 | 12 February 2024 | Mr J Carter | Aligra Hinckley | England & Wales | — |
| 3309445/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr M Dodds | Chameleon Joinery Ltd | England & Wales | £2,490 |
| 2300586/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr K Soltanimohammadi | AM Construction and Engineering Limited UPON APPLICATION made by the Claimant by email dated 5 January 2024 to reconsider the | England & Wales | — |
| 1304658/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Miss Taylor Gray | EKI Education Group Ltd | England & Wales | £2,934 |
| 4107136/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr A Adeniji | Modern Staff Recruitment Limited | Scotland | £0 |
| 1303281/2022 | 12 February 2024 | Mrs A Benyahia | The University of Birmingham PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2301959/2021 | 12 February 2024 | Fiona Harte | Ikon Science Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3302315/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr B Malunga | PHIL Healthcare Services Ltd | England & Wales | £1,326 |
| 3309740/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr G Ene | C&A Facades Contractors Ltd ('in voluntary Liquidation') | England & Wales | £1,751 |
| 4105680/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Mr William Hastie | Kirkland Refrigeration Limited | Scotland | £9,834 |
| 4106851/2023 | 12 February 2024 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106851/2023 C Hunter | MCP Contracting Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2603211/2023 | 12 February 2024 | Miss O Cockburn | Heritage Hospitality Limited trading as Nossa Restaurant | England & Wales | — |
| 1303012/2022 | 11 February 2024 | Mr B. Amunwa - Counsel For the | Mr P. Oldham K.C. – Counsel Case No.1303012/2022 2 J U D G M E N T | England & Wales | — |