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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3305719/2022 | 26 February 2023 | Miss R Daboval | Forrist Ltd | England & Wales | £3,161 |
| 3304235/2022 | 26 February 2023 | Mr D Hirsch | Casasola Consultants Ltd | England & Wales | £414 |
| 3303978/2022 | 26 February 2023 | Miss A Neale | Matthew Knight | England & Wales | — |
| 1307830/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Miss K Greaves | The Burger Trading Group UK | England & Wales | £570 |
| 1401486/2022 | 24 February 2023 | (1) Miss K Skarpetowska (2) Ms C L’Estrange (3) Miss M Seagrave (4) Mr J Curtis | Paranormal Electronics Ltd | England & Wales | £4,202 |
| 1401815/2021 | 24 February 2023 | Mr G Crannage | Overworld Limited | England & Wales | £14,000 |
| 3321289/2021 | 24 February 2023 | Mrs Diane Poole | Mr Manoj Kumar trading as MK Properties | England & Wales | £1,355 |
| 4117131/2014 | 24 February 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 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117131/2014 Mrs J Weir |
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| 4117108/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117108/2014 Miss C Scott | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2501666/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Mr S Easton | PPTC Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117096/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117096/2014 Ms M Robb | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117094/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117094/2014 Mr R Johnston | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3301741/2023 | 24 February 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4108707/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108707/2014 Mrs B McBroom | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1401723/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Mr A Brown | Nodewell Farm Partners | England & Wales | — |
| 4117080/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117080/2014 Ms F Nothard | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1803330/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Mr D Chadwick-Rayner | Ford Retail Limited T/A TrustFord | England & Wales | — |
| 1806761/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Miss K Sutherland | York Cocoa House Ltd | England & Wales | £506 |
| 4112601/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4112601/2014 Mr J Kerr | Scottish Borders Council | Scotland | — |
| 1802890/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Mr M James (Claimant’s partner) For the | Mr M Brain (solicitor) | England & Wales | £8,009 |
| 1308432/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Miss Aslam Tussadiq and | Optimus Law Limited | England & Wales | £3,502 |
| 4117070/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117070/2014 Mrs C Mitchell | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2402441/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Kamal Hamad | SIP Car Parks | England & Wales | £888 |
| 3308961/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Ms A Talatam | Chainbox Technology UK Ltd (Previously Chainbox Technology) | England & Wales | — |
| 2501534/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Mr G Bradley | Event Traffic Control | England & Wales | — |
| 4117117/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117117/2014 Mrs M Stewart | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108689/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108689/2014 Mr G Lindsay | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1303085/2022 | 24 February 2023 | Miss N James | Sutda Cic | England & Wales | — |
| 4117066/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117066/2014 Mr M Duffy | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3301307/2021 | 23 February 2023 | Mr J Ciosek | DHL Aviation UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3310993/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr T Figueroa | Trifit Gym Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401792/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr J. Knight | JK Leisure Ltd. T/A Amberley Black Horse | England & Wales | — |
| 3311661/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Knight | Inland Homes | England & Wales | — |
| 2302080/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Sedjroson | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117004/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117004/2014 Mr T Gliwa | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4104554/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Ms B Storrie | Black Pearl Pub Co Ltd | Scotland | £1,781 |
| 2409622/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr S Barber | The Protein Partners Limited | England & Wales | £1,319 |
| 1804595/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Watson | Vangarde Burger Trading Limited | England & Wales | £1,111 |
| 4117006/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117006/2014 Mr D Grant | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117024/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117024/2014 Mr P Irvine | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117016/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117016/2014 Mr P Henderson | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117021/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117021/2014 Mr A Hunter | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2408083/2022 | 23 February 2023 | — | Homecare Northwest Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,370 |
| 1403310/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Emma McKenzie | Simon Cook | England & Wales | — |
| 2409885/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr R Brown | I-Guard Security Limited | England & Wales | £794 |
| 3203940/2022 | 23 February 2023 | A Elliott | Ramen Chill Westcliff | England & Wales | — |
| 2304066/2019 | 23 February 2023 | Ms E Janiec | Revloz Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117018/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117018/2014 Mr A Hepburn | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1404036/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mrs Lesley Bailey | AND All Seasons Cleaning Solutions LLP | England & Wales | £1,154 |
| 1401306/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr K Hill | Mr P Walker | England & Wales | £433 |