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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301857/2018 | 19 December 2023 | Miss D Chartrand | Fizzy Bars Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1307260/2019 | 19 December 2023 | Mrs J Heales | Accessible Transport Group Limited (Dissolved) | England & Wales | — |
| 2212673/2023 | 19 December 2023 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3300143/2023 | 19 December 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £11,129 |
| 4103294/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103294/2023 Miss E Stokes | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 2211431/2022 | 19 December 2023 | Ms S Yiangu | Raphael Nursery Limited London Central: by CVP on 14/15/18/19 December 2023 | England & Wales | £3,878 |
| 4103284/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103284/2023 Ms S M Lee | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 4103290/2023 | 19 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 | 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 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103290/2023 Ms L Robertson |
| Nevis Ensemble |
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| £1,746 |
| 4105562/2023 | 19 December 2023 | Miss Sadia Akhtar | Connect Publishing Group Limited | Scotland | £1,873 |
| 2211451/2023 | 19 December 2023 | In person and supported by his wife Mrs B McBrearty For the | MAC Services International Ltd (in Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4103287/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103287/2023 Mr S Mukherjee | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 2406099/2023 | 19 December 2023 | Miss E Hanley | Silk Letting (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3300407/2023 | 19 December 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £1,734 |
| 4103283/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103283/2023 Mr D Cumming | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 2302093/2023 | 19 December 2023 | Mr O Smillie | STR 48 Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,024 |
| 4103286/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103286/2023 Mrs J Moss | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £2,662 |
| 4103281/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103281/2023 Ms S Canzonetta | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 4103288/2023 | 19 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103288/2023 Miss L Pannetier | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,746 |
| 2501875/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Mrs E Swick | EW Estates Ltd | England & Wales | £1,012 |
| 2301576/2020 | 18 December 2023 | Miss S Lovell | Duvetco Ltd T/a Ponden Home Interiors | England & Wales | — |
| 2402394/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Miss K Gill | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2501516/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Mr Brian Kipling | Rooflight Architectural Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £6,000 |
| 3314849/2022 | 18 December 2023 | In person For the | All Energy Solutions Limited | England & Wales | £14,508 |
| 6000947/2023 | 18 December 2023 | De A Abdelrasoul | Doncaster and Bassetlaw HNHS Trust 2:The British Medical Association | England & Wales | — |
| 4103279/2023 | 18 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103279/2023 Miss L Henderson | Nevis Ensemble | Scotland | £1,666 |
| 2303560/2022 | 18 December 2023 | Ms. J. Beard | Sky Retail Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402625/2022 | 18 December 2023 | Mr A Dass | Shanti Services Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3305593/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Ms Samantha Davis | Alliance Disposables Ltd | England & Wales | £3,850 |
| 8000331/2023 | 18 December 2023 | J Lindsay T Lithgow Wojciech Debek | Allander Security Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2403634/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Mr J Doyle | Lane End Developments Construction Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | £7,634 |
| 6001104/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Ms M Massiah | Safehaven Parrot Refuge (Charity number 1075873) | England & Wales | £743 |
| 1403627/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Mr D Tofield | Accenture | England & Wales | — |
| 2408650/2023 | 18 December 2023 | Mr A Dur | Garden Spring Food Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301937/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr S Williams | UU Services Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,844 |
| 1600359/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr M Bedder | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600653/2022 | 15 December 2023 | MR SMITH (COUNSEL) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1404242/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Miss C Gozzard | Middle Street Studio Ltd | England & Wales | £1,002 |
| 3312294/2022 | 15 December 2023 | In person For the | Mrs A Mosley-Ford (In-house Solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 1802653/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr A Babu | Historic Hotels and Properties Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2413974/2019 | 15 December 2023 | Mr S Garry-Madden | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3205915/2021 | 15 December 2023 | Mr S Molla | London Borough of Hackney | England & Wales | — |
| 3201530/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr S W Kibrom | Uber London Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404990/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Miss F O'Riordan | The Cobb Arms Limited | England & Wales | £1,184 |
| 2301958/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr L Lloyd | Cookstable Catering Limited | England & Wales | £18,482 |
| 2502158/2023 | 15 December 2023 | Mr J Cooper | WFCO Ltd | England & Wales | £955 |
| 1404108/2023 | 15 December 2023 | — | Trax Enterprises Ltd | England & Wales | £2,264 |
| 3302746/2023 | 15 December 2023 | In person For the First | Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | £13,436 |
| 1404344/2023 | 14 December 2023 | Mr C Kristensen | Tanner Leisure Ltd c/o John Tanner | England & Wales | £439 |
| 2502077/2023 | 14 December 2023 | Mrs H J Gowland | BusinessWorks International Limited Interested Party: Secretary of State for Business & Trade | England & Wales | — |
| 2303820/2023 | 14 December 2023 | Mr James McCabe | Home Office | England & Wales | — |