Claim pillar
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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3204610/2022 | 12 December 2023 | Ms O Adeyanju | Barts Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2304865/2020 | 12 December 2023 | A A | B (R1) and C (R2) | England & Wales | £780 |
| 2213412/2023 | 12 December 2023 | Mr CF Gomes Vieira | Bouygues Energy & Services | England & Wales | — |
| 1309059/2022 | 11 December 2023 | Mr J Odiase | World of Books Ltd PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3312940/2020 | 11 December 2023 | Mr E McHenry | Kingfisher Country Club Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4105322/2023 | 11 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105322/2023 Mr J McCormack | J & R Contracts | Scotland | £1,995 |
| 2301898/2021 | 11 December 2023 | Mrs Francisca Holmes | Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2301411/2020 |
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.
| 59 |
| 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 |
| 11 December 2023 |
| Mr J Crozier First |
| Pragmatic Web Ltd (dissolved) Second Respondent: Angry Creative (UK) Limited |
| England & Wales |
| — |
| 1401472/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mr Masson | Chambers Design Co Ltd (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £5,452 |
| 2300022/2022 | 11 December 2023 | Mr A Fullbrook | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303518/2022 | 11 December 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £694 |
| 3201783/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mrs A D Borys Ekstonicz | Mihail Arnaut | England & Wales | £1,861 |
| 2601722/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Miss R Weglarska | Kleos Space Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207419/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mr J E Aristizabal Montoya | Elysium Construction Ltd | England & Wales | £2,732 |
| 1403635/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mrs T Bakal | Pedrago Ltd. | England & Wales | £547 |
| 4100510/2023 | 11 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100510/2023 Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mrs Mandy Hazel Cruickshank | Represented by, Ms A Neukirch, Solicitor Campbell Connon Solicitors & David Morrison & John Fraser Hendry, The Partners thereof | Scotland | £9,149 |
| 2601898/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mr. T Ashley | Kleos Space Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100508/2023 | 11 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100508/2023 Held at Aberdeen on December 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie Miss Carol Mary Jean Innes | Represented by, Miss A Neukirch, Solicitor Campbell Connon, Solicitors, & David Morrison & John Fraser Hendry, The Partners thereof | Scotland | £13,027 |
| 4105848/2023 | 11 December 2023 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105848/2023 Mr D Peter | SLS Building Products Limited | Scotland | £2,787 |
| 2407802/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mr R Taylor | Hightown Pub Company Limited | England & Wales | £5,500 |
| 1405030/2023 | 11 December 2023 | Mr K Gould | Riviera Pub Co Ltd | England & Wales | £1,329 |
| 3302959/2023 | 10 December 2023 | Ms J Close | Epsilon Ten Limited | England & Wales | £13,332 |
| 3301709/2023 | 10 December 2023 | Mr J PERKINS | Bca Automotive Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401559/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Ms L. McCall | Lemieux Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1302082/2023 | 8 December 2023 | In Person For the | Mr A. MacMillan - Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 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 |
| 3200789/2021 | 8 December 2023 | Mr T S Ahmed | Panache Leasing Ltd | England & Wales | £53,213 |
| 4106458/2023 | 8 December 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106458/2023 Mr P Malden | Tour Skye Ltd | Scotland | £1,274 |
| 3201398/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr L Harrington | Temme English Financial Services Limited | England & Wales | £100 |
| 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 |
| 2207965/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Ms I Eneli | Midshires Care Ltd T/a Helping Hands Home Care | England & Wales | — |
| 1602182/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr J Lubran | Powys County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 6001588/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Michelle Pike | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404181/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mrs D Sousa | GH Property Management Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502330/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr D Davies | CDC Holdings (Yarm) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,431 |
| 3320852/2021 | 8 December 2023 | Ms Bianca Shevlin | Cambridge Kitchens Ltd RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1305219/2023 | 8 December 2023 | Mr M Wolski | Mariusz Aleksander Chaba | England & Wales | £950 |
| 1400967/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Ms F Harrison | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £8,236 |
| 1804983/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr M Zaniewski | Wilsford Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 1401026/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Mrs A Haq | Shire Oak Energy Limited | England & Wales | £10,250 |
| 1805181/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr G Ryglicki | Wilsford Transport | 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 | — |
| 2602172/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr S Wongsalee Mr T Buromkhot | Siam Corner Ma Ma Thai Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207340/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr Senol Asaf | London Borough of Islington | England & Wales | — |
| 3314950/2022 | 7 December 2023 | No attendance For the | Mr L Baker (Advocate) | England & Wales | — |
| 2304791/2021 | 7 December 2023 | Miss Carley Turner | Ms Keeley Mardon and | England & Wales | £27,676 |
| 3205940/2022 | 7 December 2023 | Mr M Miah | Carrington Blake Recruitment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311311/2023 | 7 December 2023 | Miss A K Bhuller | Lala Drinks Barnet Ltd | England & Wales | £2,441 |