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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1403706/2023 | 3 January 2024 | Mr D Ward (in person) For the | - Ms P Hall (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 3312801/2022 | 3 January 2024 | Mr Sujith Manuel | Netduma Limited RECORD of a PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | £1,250 |
| 1308830/2019 | 2 January 2024 | Mr B Rodrigues | Mrr Recruitment | England & Wales | — |
| 1804693/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Mr M Kerrywood | MHXB Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £5,256 |
| 1305558/2023 | 2 January 2024 | In person For the | Allenbrook Home (Halesowen) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,560 |
| 2500526/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Miss A Cottiss | E Hoult Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2401858/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Mrs Shakira Walker-Comrie | Whalley Range Tennis & Cricket Club & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1802414/2023 |
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 |
| 2 January 2024 |
| Ms M Hill |
| MHXB Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) |
| England & Wales |
| £445 |
| 2407221/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Mr L Boner | Embers & Coal Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408982/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Mr J Wyke | Embers & Coal Ltd | England & Wales | £558 |
| 1802418/2023 | 2 January 2024 | Ms N Green | MHXB Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £394 |
| 3306076/2020 | 2 January 2024 | Mr A Alsalim | Kingshield Contractors Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302337/2021 | 31 December 2023 | Mr J Thomas | Team Care Support Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400439/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Miss L Beecher | CMEP Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1306666/2020 | 29 December 2023 | Mr R Evans | InMoment Inc (Sara Griffiths) | England & Wales | — |
| 2502168/2023 | 29 December 2023 | Mr L Harris | Toon Taverns Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3310923/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Mr N Sacramento | Safestay plc | England & Wales | — |
| 3305457/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Mr T Ogg (Counsel) Also assisted by a Spanish interpreter For the | Ms J David (lay representative) | England & Wales | — |
| 1309561/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Miss Meymona Abdelalim Idris Ahmed | Coco House HQ Limited | England & Wales | £4,656 |
| 2407880/2023 | 29 December 2023 | Mr P Nolan | UEBC Limited | England & Wales | £3,333 |
| 4107472/2022 | 29 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107472/2022 (V) Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie | Dr David Mcintosh As Executor of the Estate Of the late Mrs Elizabeth Marjorie McIntosh Campbell Connon, Solicitors, & David Morrison & John Fraser Hendry, The Partners thereof | Scotland | £23,645 |
| 2303556/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Ms A Fadipe (Counsel) (3rd and 4th August 2023) Mr McCarthy in person (30th November and 1st December 2023) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3205514/2022 | 29 December 2023 | Mrs E Whymark | CHC Accountancy Ltd t/a Clemence Hoar Cummings | England & Wales | £7,089 |
| 2212778/2023 | 29 December 2023 | In person | K Selves (General counsel) | England & Wales | — |
| 1602901/2023 | 28 December 2023 | (1) Mr I Trifonov (2) Mr H Domuschiev | Fast Despatch Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2407800/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Mr A Murphy | Charnwood Furniture Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £16,964 |
| 1304985/2021 | 28 December 2023 | Mrs S Plater Mason | WWA Ltd Paul Westwood | England & Wales | — |
| 3202075/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Mr Jason Khan | Xtreme Adrenalin Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2408769/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Mr W M Tariq | Alexander & Partners | England & Wales | £4,062 |
| 2407608/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Mr P Macko | Wing’n It Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4101923/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Ms H McGrehan | Indemnis Limited | Scotland | £8,426 |
| 4106445/2023 | 28 December 2023 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106445/2023 Mr B Porter | Edwards Inverurie Ltd | Scotland | £1,650 |
| 4101963/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Mr N McGavin | Indemnis Limited | Scotland | £6,475 |
| 4101934/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Ms L McGrehan | Indemnis Limited | Scotland | £26,327 |
| 3304237/2023 | 28 December 2023 | Ms C Barber | Gastro Pubs Limited t/a Middletons Steakhouse and Grill | England & Wales | £2,026 |
| 3205754/2022 | 24 December 2023 | Khwaja Ahmed | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311867/2023 | 23 December 2023 | Ms Hazel Noel | Milton Keynes Family Mediation Limited | England & Wales | £4,920 |
| 1300314/2020 | 22 December 2023 | Mrs K Greening | The London Edge Group (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2402118/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Mr S Patel | Optegra UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302636/2022 | 22 December 2023 | A Ebanks | Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501879/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Mr J De Vriess | Miramar 246 Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £901 |
| 1305000/2020 | 22 December 2023 | Miss L Richards | The London Edge Group (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1304028/2017 | 22 December 2023 | Mr R Ganderton-Smith | VSM Trace Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304784/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Miss. N. Mestre | Ramfoam Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1405137/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Mr T Jones | Adam Wise | England & Wales | £400 |
| 2501716/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Mr N Goodings | Miramar 246 Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £3,336 |
| 3314182/2021 | 22 December 2023 | In person For the | Mr J Munro, senior litigation consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2402858/2022 | 22 December 2023 | Mr L Robson | First Subsea Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501321/2023 | 22 December 2023 | Miss N Patterson | Miramar 246 Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £832 |
| 2408721/2023 | 22 December 2023 | S Sancheti | ZM OM Brands Limited | England & Wales | £250 |