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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2208830/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Mr R Eboikpomwen 1st | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 2nd Respondent: Mrs S Sarson 3rd Respondent: Mr D Flood 4th Respondent: Mr B Hall London Central: by CVP on 25 October – 2 November 2023 | England & Wales | — |
| 2300153/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mrs J Knight | Natural Body Care Studio Ltd | England & Wales | £6,894 |
| 1304536/2023 | 2 November 2023 | — | CourtCare (UK) Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £12,920 |
| 3200731/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mr Adam Tulloch | Old Street Brewery Ltd | England & Wales | £8,380 |
| 3310693/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Miss K Easter-Bauly | T Jegajeevan | England & Wales | — |
| 3201462/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Miss H Comfort | AGS Castings Limited | England & Wales | £7,962 |
| 6000860/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Ms Lauren Arafat |
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 |
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| 2214536/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mr. P. Rajasansir | Vi Healthy Living Ltd. Hearing: Final Merits Hearing | England & Wales | £13,901 |
| 1405735/2023 | 2 November 2023 | Mr L Potter | Imperial Cleaning Services Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | £9,500 |
| 3313603/2022 | 2 November 2023 | Mr T Richmond | ARC Group London Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4103425/2023 | 2 November 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103425/2023 (V) Held at Aberdeen on November 2023 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr Jack Sweeney | Colin’s MOT & Service Centre Ltd | Scotland | £2,156 |
| 6016325/2025 | 2 November 2023 | In-person For the | DGS Partnership CYF | England & Wales | £3,245 |
| 4104303/2023 | 1 November 2023 | — | Artydough Ltd | Scotland | £5,035 |
| 2403141/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr Carl Ritson | MZ Build Ltd. | England & Wales | £7,955 |
| 2600410/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr M Dimitrov | Lakeside Events Nottingham Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305386/2020 | 1 November 2023 | Ms C C Gentry | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1304493/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr A Cooper | Goldby Wealth Management LLP | England & Wales | £5,995 |
| 2403142/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Ms Emma Daulby | MZ Build Ltd. | England & Wales | £5,331 |
| 1401542/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Miss C | De Colbert-Turgis Cheltenham and Gloucester Omnibus Co Ltd | England & Wales | £350 |
| 1401353/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Yasmin Moore | Aqura Cleaning Ltd | England & Wales | £16,055 |
| 2410132/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Victor Thompson | SNSG Limited | England & Wales | £40 |
| 1802373/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr R Angelescu | T33 Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | £48,936 |
| 1303324/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Miss S Bromfield First | Housing Options UK Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) Second Respondent: Open Choice Housing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102856/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Ms Tracey Smith | The Restaurant Group (UK) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2600948/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Miss E Debrah | Fahrenheit Entertainment Limited | England & Wales | £541 |
| 3205784/2022 | 1 November 2023 | Ms T Leach | Kennett & Lindsell Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803844/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr J Swiffen | TrackerTeam Ltd | England & Wales | £3,312 |
| 1803285/2023 | 1 November 2023 | Mr M Jakubowski | T33 Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | £34,219 |
| 6000555/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss J Barnard First | Gadgets, Games & Gifts Limited Second Respondent: Jason Gattiker Third Respondent: Pink Planet Games Exchange Limited Fourth Respondent: Phantom Moon Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405831/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr J A Leon Lopez | Esto Es Espana Ltd | England & Wales | £5,801 |
| 6001379/2023 | 31 October 2023 | — | Williams v Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104299/2023 | 31 October 2023 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: 4104299/2023 Issued Following the | Connect Publishing Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2501658/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss E Hudson | 4Thewkend Limited | England & Wales | £834 |
| 1803846/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr D Steel | Mr Paul Blakeston t/a Cubitts Construction Company | England & Wales | £7,590 |
| 4103138/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr. Scott Carson | Total Health And Safety Ltd. | Scotland | — |
| 3201334/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr C Biro | BDR Enterprise Ltd and others | England & Wales | £11,042 |
| 2302936/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mr Gheorghe Zait | Accurate Fixing Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301968/2021 | 31 October 2023 | Miss Z. Carty | Razors and Blades Limited | England & Wales | £2,720 |
| 2406827/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss C Hall | Prosperity Plus Healthcare Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300950/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Beverley Morrison | London Borough of Southwark | England & Wales | — |
| 2409504/2022 | 31 October 2023 | Mrs L Andrews (1) Mr B Andrews (2) | Charlie James Pie & Mash Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400999/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Miss Elizabeth Kenyon | Mr Steven Carter | England & Wales | £4,390 |
| 4105235/2023 | 31 October 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105235/2023 Miss A Iltaf | Creative Oceanic | Scotland | £1,750 |
| 2405856/2023 | 31 October 2023 | Mrs A Cullen | Blamire Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £11,960 |
| 1310862/2022 | 31 October 2023 | Mr S Collier & Mr K Lloyd | Pro Repair Telford Limited | England & Wales | £10,081 |
| 2404595/2023 | 30 October 2023 | Miss J Francis | Education Learning Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3302317/2023 | 30 October 2023 | In person For the | Marshall Eaton Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £19,190 |
| 1404311/2022 | 30 October 2023 | Miss Laura Carter | AND Careinmyhome Limited | England & Wales | £3,690 |
| 2300583/2021 | 30 October 2023 | Mr R Cameron | G7 Construction Company (Dissolved) | England & Wales | — |
| 2402817/2023 | 30 October 2023 | Mr L. T. Rushton | Rose County Fencing Limited (in Voluntarily Creditors Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |