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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3313558/2022 | 25 September 2023 | In person For the | Lomo Restaurants Limited | England & Wales | £742 |
| 2207855/2022 | 25 September 2023 | David Simpson | BUPA Care Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2501651/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mitan | 24/7 People Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3300485/2023 | 25 September 2023 | In person For the | BAU Fire & Security Ltd | England & Wales | £3,986 |
| 3305128/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Miss Kerry Palmer | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 8000388/2024 | 25 September 2023 | Member P Fallow Tribunal Member J McCullagh Mr de Vere | Represented by: Ms K Sharpe, Solicitor Hivemind Network Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3300525/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mr A Taghipour | Nahid Sadegh Azar Mcneil | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 2301746/2023 |
| 25 September 2023 |
| Ms Helena Buckoke First |
| Frozen Fish Design Limited Second Respondent: Secretary of State for Business and Trade |
| England & Wales |
| £4,833 |
| 1301717/2022 | 25 September 2023 | Mr Arshad Mahmood Shah | PYD Packaging Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3301833/2023 | 25 September 2023 | — | GXO Logistics UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2211410/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mr R Wigham | SBS Group Limited | England & Wales | £9,564 |
| 8000327/2023 | 25 September 2023 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Undefended Cases No: 8000327/2023 and 4103917/2023 Combined for the Purposes of Final Hearing and, Heard at Edinburgh on the th of September 2023 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Ms Anna Seymour | , In Person Fun Science | Scotland | £1,115 |
| 2208537/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mr I Elbeih | Seven Dials Dry Cleaning Ltd (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1801226/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mr T Mehmood | Dragon Phoenix 7 Ltd T/A Dragon Phoenix | England & Wales | — |
| 1804273/2023 | 25 September 2023 | Mrs Stevens | — | England & Wales | £500 |
| 3302757/2023 | 24 September 2023 | Andrew Mitchell | TRC Care Staffing Limited | England & Wales | £786 |
| 3301555/2023 | 24 September 2023 | Miss A. Cebulla | BaxterStorey Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2305743/2023 | 23 September 2023 | Mr J Woodman | ME1 Mechanical and Electrical Limited | England & Wales | £3,380 |
| 2301798/2023 | 22 September 2023 | Ms Francesca Cooney | Prisoners’ Education Trust Paper determinati | England & Wales | — |
| 2415751/2020 | 22 September 2023 | Mr M Hosseinnia | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200867/2023 | 22 September 2023 | Mr O Brevi | Caviar Classic London Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3323862/2021 | 22 September 2023 | Mr Galacki | Goldstar Heathrow Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601375/2022 | 22 September 2023 | Mrs D Phillips | Aneurin Bevan University Local Health Board | England & Wales | — |
| 1600920/2023 | 22 September 2023 | Mr K Emmanuel | Hough Green Garage Limited | England & Wales | £1,638 |
| 1400610/2023 | 22 September 2023 | — | House & Home Services Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | £31,444 |
| 3305449/2022 | 22 September 2023 | Mr. C Raeburn | Kitchens & Bathrooms (London) Limited | England & Wales | £850 |
| 2415329/2021 | 22 September 2023 | Dr R Kubaisi | University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2403960/2023 | 22 September 2023 | Miss H Brown | The Vale Restaurant Limited | England & Wales | £1,332 |
| 1401368/2023 | 22 September 2023 | Miss I Ismailova | MBT Manufacturing Ltd | England & Wales | £1,322 |
| 2300945/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr. A Parodi | Gloster MEP Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309274/2022 | 21 September 2023 | Mr Daniel Morris First | The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Second Respondent: Daniel Morris Technical Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1400960/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Miss C Parkin | The Outside In Rollerdrome Rinks Limited | England & Wales | £2,075 |
| 2402749/2022 | 21 September 2023 | — | Prosperous Life Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201420/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr I Rahman | OJA Global Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403636/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr A C Watt | Overland Boat Movements Ltd | England & Wales | £4,494 |
| 1309040/2022 | 21 September 2023 | Mrs S Begum | Domcare | England & Wales | — |
| 1403244/2023 | 21 September 2023 | in person For the | Miss Kobi-Jackson, Director and lead accountant | England & Wales | £5,790 |
| 1302992/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr M Gawryś | Polish Restaurant Cracovianka Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1804266/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr L Jaszczuk | Hungry Hideout Ltd Heard | England & Wales | £1,190 |
| 6018872/2024 | 21 September 2023 | Mr F Dragomir | City Abseiling Limited RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4101901/2023 | 21 September 2023 | — | Indemnis Limited | Scotland | £7,462 |
| 3200774/2023 | 21 September 2023 | Mr R Brown | Jenkins Property Limited | England & Wales | £19,564 |
| 3314970/2022 | 20 September 2023 | Mr A Kempster | Park End Farming Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400694/2023 | 20 September 2023 | In person For the | C Armstrong | England & Wales | £1,416 |
| 4103086/2023 | 20 September 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103086/2023 Mrs G Millar | Aston Gowman Ltd | Scotland | £15,622 |
| 3303531/2022 | 20 September 2023 | Mr Dermot Dunne | Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police | England & Wales | — |
| 1401544/2023 | 20 September 2023 | In Person | Mr B. Millar (Director) | England & Wales | £22,709 |
| 1600866/2023 | 20 September 2023 | Mr M Felinski | Ravenwood Holding Ltd. | England & Wales | £1,313 |
| 2205900/2022 | 20 September 2023 | Haj Hassany | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600649/2023 | 20 September 2023 | Mr B Roberts | Lidi Great Britain Limited | England & Wales | — |