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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3205719/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Miss F A Ahmed | UC Franchising Ltd | England & Wales | £500 |
| 2600085/2023 | 13 March 2023 | Mrs. Monica-Stefania Breazu | Xclusive Patisseria Limited | England & Wales | £3,379 |
| 1306773/2020 | 13 March 2023 | Mr P J West | Cottage Furniture Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3205205/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Ms K Szubryt | Nastassia Maritzova | England & Wales | £2,417 |
| 3302699/2022 | 13 March 2023 | (1) Mr D Campbell (2) Mr B Bardsley (3) Mr A Boyce (4) Mr B Carstairs (5) Mr I Clydesdale (6) Mr J Hamilton (7) Mr P Kane (8) Mr N Lockett-Chapman (9) Mr W Nicklin (10) Mr D Ross (11) Mr S Thomson | NG Bailey Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2200237/2023 | 13 March 2023 | In Person For the | Mr T Sullivan, employee of the Respondent | England & Wales | £21 |
| 2207324/2020 | 13 March 2023 | Mr R Sek | Med Fish Distribution Ltd (in liquidation) | 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 | 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 |
| £3,414 |
| 2200037/2023 | 13 March 2023 | in person | ADL 2020 Construction Ltd | England & Wales | £1,480 |
| 3309618/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr Richard Bevington | Rise2shine Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 4108295/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr Nadim Al-Maharik | Rujia Marketing Consultants Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) | Scotland | £874 |
| 3205207/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr J Olotu | Conserve Care Limited | England & Wales | £30,500 |
| 4108253/2022 | 13 March 2023 | Mr K Glanville | Carmeleon ARC Ltd | Scotland | £1,194 |
| 1802974/2021 | 13 March 2023 | In person, supported by Nicole Milner of Support Through Court on Day 1 For the | John Robinson, Solicitor | England & Wales | £5,005 |
| 2409606/2022 | 12 March 2023 | Mr Muaadh Khan | Rail Power & Construction Limited | England & Wales | £140 |
| 2601311/2022 | 12 March 2023 | Miss E R Cunningham | Moko (Market Harborough) Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,841 |
| 3312852/2020 | 11 March 2023 | Mr Colin Carman Second Claimant: Mr Husan Sahota | British Airways plc | England & Wales | £254 |
| 2409598/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Miss R Bishop | Legal Answers Ltd | England & Wales | £1,470 |
| 3311748/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Bacho | Renegade Drinks Ltd | England & Wales | £2,011 |
| 4100847/2023 | 10 March 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100847/2023 Miss L Clarkson | Express Taxis | Scotland | £329 |
| 2402701/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Miss E Kirton | A & T Trained Dogs Limited | England & Wales | £408 |
| 3302755/2022 | 10 March 2023 | in person For the | Ms S-J Wood, Litigation Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 3201135/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Lillian Turner | Teen Support Services Ltd | England & Wales | £1,704 |
| 3302601/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr. A. Back | Fisher Healthcare East Anglia Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2600570/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Ms E Muchererah | Rushcliffe Independent Hospitals (Kegworth) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104997/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr. D McCann | Redpath Construction Limited | Scotland | £3,306 |
| 3303368/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Broomes | Ocado Central Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304391/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr A Ciubotariu | DGF Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1404900/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Andrzej Glinowiecki | Eclipse Hotels (Bristol) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,687 |
| 2201870/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr Michael Lambrianos | Nowy Styl UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2204574/2022 | 10 March 2023 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2200319/2023 | 10 March 2023 | in person For the | Not present or represented | England & Wales | £1,638 |
| 1801676/2022 | 10 March 2023 | In person before leaving the hearing For the | Ms Weston (Senior Manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 3203348/2021 | 10 March 2023 | Mr S Z Hussain | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1806710/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr L Fenwick and Mr N Yu | Imperial Catering Services Ltd t/a George Wright Boutique Hotel | England & Wales | £1,974 |
| 2602769/2022 | 10 March 2023 | Mr J Buckley | Vectare Limited | England & Wales | £1,001 |
| 1302557/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Not present or represented For the | Ms R Bennett-Odlum, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 2302937/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr S Raache | Newcomb Analytics Ltd | England & Wales | £1,946 |
| 1805456/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr J Fryer | SDA Partnership Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1402998/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Christopher Dunn | The Social Bar and Eatery Limited | England & Wales | £2,106 |
| 4108207/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Miss E Porritt | Café Ceardach Ltd. Private Limited Company | Scotland | £5,346 |
| 1302968/2022 | 9 March 2023 | SALLY ANN GIBBINS | Phb Ethical Beauty Limited | England & Wales | £67,591 |
| 4108291/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs J Fuller | Café Ceardach Ltd. Private Limited Company | Scotland | £2,250 |
| 2408153/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs L Brennan | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UPON APPLICATION made by letter dated 18 September 2022 to reconsider the | England & Wales | £1,071 |
| 4108210/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs M Macrae | Café Ceardach Ltd. Private Limited Company | Scotland | £1,800 |
| 1403830/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr J Wells | Coverwell services | England & Wales | — |
| 2204504/2021 | 9 March 2023 | Mrs E Mazepa | Mr R St John Murphy | England & Wales | £78,606 |
| 1600771/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr N Skinner | A1 Home Emergency 247 Limited | England & Wales | £4,089 |
| 1401387/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Miss M O’Keeffe | Lotta Greene T/A Somecomm | England & Wales | £500 |
| 2408703/2022 | 9 March 2023 | Mr M Young | Heatrod Elements Ltd | England & Wales | £439 |
| 4101243/2023 | 9 March 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101243/2023 Miss R Kilgour | Rujia Marketing Consultants Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) | Scotland | £599 |