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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404181/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mrs D Sousa | GH Property Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6001588/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Michelle Pike | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502330/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr D Davies | CDC Holdings (Yarm) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,431 |
| 3201398/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr L Harrington | Temme English Financial Services Limited | England & Wales | £100 |
| 3200789/2021 | 8 December 2023 | Mr T S Ahmed | Panache Leasing Ltd | England & Wales | £53,213 |
| 1305157/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr B Ainsworth | Bop & Bingo - The Tour Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200638/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Miss R Theobald | Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1401559/2023 | 8 December 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 |
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| 1602182/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr J Lubran | Powys County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 1305219/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr M Wolski | Mariusz Aleksander Chaba | England & Wales | £950 |
| 2207965/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Ms I Eneli | Midshires Care Ltd T/a Helping Hands Home Care | England & Wales | — |
| 1302082/2023 | 8 December 2023 | In Person For the | Mr A. MacMillan - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 1404043/2023 | 8 December 2023 | In person (assisted by her mother Mrs Dyson) For the | Mr Wiltshire (a partner of the Respondent) | England & Wales | £60 |
| 4100506/2023 | 8 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100506/2023 Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mrs Jacqueline Louise Elder | Represented by, Ms A Neukirch, Solicitor Campbell Connon Solicitors & David Morrison & John Fraser Hendry, The Partners thereof | Scotland | £21,561 |
| 3320852/2021 | 8 December 2023 | Ms Bianca Shevlin | Cambridge Kitchens Ltd RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4106458/2023 | 8 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106458/2023 Mr P Malden | Tour Skye Ltd | Scotland | £1,274 |
| 1304773/2021 | 7 December 2023 | Miss Emily Parker Respondents (1) Cycle-R (2) Mandy Taylor (Trustee) (3) Stuart Russell Taylor (Trustee) - (wrongly named as Stuart Russell) (4) Richard Lawrence (Trustee) | Stuart Russell Taylor | England & Wales | £2,199 |
| 2207340/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr Senol Asaf | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | — |
| 1309092/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr Malcolm Ward | Kevs Cars & Coaches Ltd | England & Wales | £1,760 |
| 3309054/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mrs Abimbola Adeturinmo | Whittington Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3314950/2022 | 7 December 2023 | No attendance For the | Mr L Baker (Advocate) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400967/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Ms F Harrison | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £8,236 |
| 1402328/2021 | 7 December 2023 | Mr S Attfield | Chatsworth Forge (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400324/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Mrs M Marimbe | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £10,250 |
| 2602172/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr S Wongsalee Mr T Buromkhot | Siam Corner Ma Ma Thai Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2407595/2023 | 7 December 2023 | J Tattersall | Delivered Direct Logistics Limited | England & Wales | £2,778 |
| 2304791/2021 | 7 December 2023 | Miss Carley Turner | Ms Keeley Mardon and | England & Wales | £27,676 |
| 1400559/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Mr P Carter | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £149,647 |
| 2405823/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Miss L Busteed | Sass Cafe | England & Wales | — |
| 1401026/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Mrs A Haq | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £10,250 |
| 2211343/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Miss MS | Ivo Dentech Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805283/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Mrs Wilson-Greenwood | Mr A Catlow, director | England & Wales | £7,375 |
| 1804982/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr M Sobotka | Wilsford Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 1400582/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Ms R Chambers | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £15,416 |
| 3311311/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Miss A K Bhuller | Lala Drinks Barnet Ltd | England & Wales | £2,441 |
| 1804983/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr M Zaniewski | Wilsford Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 3205940/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr M Miah | Carrington Blake Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805181/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr G Ryglicki | Wilsford Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 2413496/2018 | 7 December 2023 | Mr A Lawrence | George Walker Transport Manchester Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2203847/2023 | 7 December 2023 | — | Baretto Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102860/2023 | 7 December 2023 | D McFarlane and P McColl Ms A | Represented by Mr B - Father Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 3320582/2021 | 6 December 2023 | In person For the First | Crouch Logistics Limited | England & Wales | £1,500 |
| 3301776/2023 | 6 December 2023 | Mr S Ball | Hall Farm Services Limited | England & Wales | £12,009 |
| 2307617/2020 | 6 December 2023 | Mr. Adirazak Ibrahim | London United Busways Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3304158/2023 | 6 December 2023 | Miss K Rowe | Aspris Children’s Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600963/2023 | 6 December 2023 | Mr A Grabham | Bombora Wave Power Europe Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1602128/2023 | 6 December 2023 | Mr M Allen | Computer Solutions Wales (Pembs) | England & Wales | — |
| 4107299/2022 | 6 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107299/2022 Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie io Mrs Kerry M Hendriksen | Campbell Connon, Solicitors & David Morrison & John Fraser Hendry, The Partners thereof | Scotland | £3,727 |
| 2406533/2023 | 6 December 2023 | Mr M Dhangi | Old Town Bakehouse Limited | England & Wales | £466 |
| 1405896/2020 | 6 December 2023 | Mrs S Lee | Clarity Products Limited | England & Wales | — |