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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3300337/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr A Quadrano | Onriver (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £4,640 |
| 1600661/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Miss E Clements | Little Bambinos Nursery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1405321/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Miss D Eva | Louise Needham T/A Lulu’s Bakery | England & Wales | £2,188 |
| 3309296/2022 | 7 February 2024 | Ms Kirsty Cush | The Warden and Council of Saint Andrew’s College, Bradfield of Bradfield College | England & Wales | £20,118 |
| 1404395/2022 | 7 February 2024 | — | Mainstone v White Hart (Iron Acton) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201778/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr C Halil | Print Outlet Limited | England & Wales | £6,073 |
| 3305148/2023 | 7 February 2024 | In person For the | Mr M Mehdi, Director | England & Wales | £157 |
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 |
| 7 February 2024 |
| Mr N Gori |
| Fams Group Limited t/a Mumbai7 |
| England & Wales |
| £3,860 |
| 1405283/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr R Lewis | WGH Group Limited | England & Wales | £1,343 |
| 1600578/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr A M Jones | Sketty Postal Services | England & Wales | — |
| 2406220/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr S Bowland-Kenyon | Integrated Air Systems Ltd | England & Wales | £40,400 |
| 8000639/2023 | 7 February 2024 | Mr Alex Shields | Rainbow Bright Childcare Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1400492/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs E Zarebska | 1) The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2) Clean and Care Services Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2412114/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Miss J Holland | AAO UK Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402963/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Ms S Saloo | Parrott & Coales LLP | England & Wales | £8,530 |
| 3305331/2023 | 6 February 2024 | In person For the | Mr Knight, Chief Operating Officer | England & Wales | — |
| 2402825/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr C Stockley First | EV Cargo Limited Second Respondent: North West Trucks Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001542/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs R Brameld | Prelle Healthcare Limited | England & Wales | £647 |
| 2601708/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr Alex Haws | JE Engineering Ltd | England & Wales | £2,596 |
| 2404637/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Ms I Brierley | Parrott & Coales LLP | England & Wales | £7,388 |
| 2301165/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr W Taylor - Doyle | Sevenoaks Leisure Limited t/a Sencio– in liquidation | England & Wales | £5,617 |
| 4107189/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Miss Diane McMaster | - Employment Representative Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2215156/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr K Osawuru and others as set out in the Schedule | GE Realisations 2003 Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2502416/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr S Gooch | ACTS Group Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,765 |
| 2400070/2023 | 6 February 2024 | H Zalira | Afruca Safeguarding Children | England & Wales | — |
| 1402672/2022 | 6 February 2024 | Mr M Collins | Dorset Mental Health Forum | England & Wales | — |
| 1401503/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr J Pashley | The Dutchy Pub Company Ltd | England & Wales | £2,438 |
| 1304060/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr Mark Anthony Davis | Enchanted Wood (Herefordshire) Limited | England & Wales | £1,551 |
| 2407083/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Ms C Berry | The Eye Site (Brierfield) Ltd | England & Wales | £5,138 |
| 1405332/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Ms F Rautu | Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600566/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mr J Godsall | The Naked Vegan Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £558 |
| 2408949/2023 | 6 February 2024 | Mrs T Adamson | Stockport Community Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2304658/2023 | 5 February 2024 | — | The Garden Nursery | England & Wales | — |
| 3201665/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Ms H Benham | DSV Road Limited | England & Wales | £4,888 |
| 4106447/2023 | 5 February 2024 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106447/2023 Miss B Baxter | Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd | Scotland | £1,512 |
| 2408785/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Mr E Ben Ali | Activate Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2306229/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr E Rayner | Environment Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 3201780/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Ms K E Goulding | Protocol Strategic Land Limited FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 6001165/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr M Crosskey | Mr S Ash T/A AS Spotworks | England & Wales | — |
| 2301134/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr A Kanalos | Kent County Council By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 3201811/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mrs P Nakhle | Crossway Consultants International Limited | England & Wales | £3,027 |
| 2407239/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr D Mitchell | AK Stainless Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306595/2022 | 5 February 2024 | Ms J Patel | Citygate Automotive Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201516/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr L Griggs | Trade Price Cars Limited PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | £5,258 |
| 2406204/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Miss I Ashiq | Smart Smile Care Limited t/a First Dental Care | England & Wales | — |
| 2602004/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Edward Marshall | New Standard Club and Institute | England & Wales | £3,158 |
| 1405545/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mrs M Davey | Mrs Patricia Yates | England & Wales | £345 |
| 3201625/2023 | 5 February 2024 | Mr G. Parnis | MGW Groundworks Ltd | England & Wales | £5,900 |
| 1805618/2023 | 4 February 2024 | Mr A Hussain | Englobe Regeneration UK Ltd Heard: via CVP in the North East Region | England & Wales | — |
| 3305575/2023 | 2 February 2024 | Kevin Hawker Cheryl Hawker First | Roco Vere Ltd (in liquidation) Second Respondent: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (the “SOS”) | England & Wales | — |