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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4117094/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117094/2014 Mr R Johnston | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117108/2014 | 24 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117108/2014 Miss C Scott | 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 | — |
| 2410112/2022 | 23 February 2023 | S Mayeli | ZM BJ Brands Ltd | England & Wales | £2,037 |
| 3310993/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr T Figueroa | Trifit Gym Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3308798/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Miss J. Gale | Gatehouse Bank plc | 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 |
| 2304365/2022 |
| 23 February 2023 |
| Mr K Harrison |
| Action with Communities in Rural Kent |
| England & Wales |
| £5,353 |
| 2408083/2022 | 23 February 2023 | — | Homecare Northwest Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,370 |
| 3301307/2021 | 23 February 2023 | Mr J Ciosek | DHL Aviation UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3309041/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mrs I ABADOM | Education Dreams Ltd | England & Wales | £833 |
| 2302896/2017 | 23 February 2023 | Ms C Poskitt | Coppernob Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117021/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117021/2014 Mr A Hunter | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2414222/2021 | 23 February 2023 | Mr R Riley | Mills Blinds Ltd (dissolved company) | England & Wales | — |
| 2305534/2021 | 23 February 2023 | Mr Timothy Andrews | BDP Sales Prospecting Ltd | England & Wales | £4,037 |
| 3311661/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Knight | Inland Homes | England & Wales | — |
| 4117018/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117018/2014 Mr A Hepburn | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1401792/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr J. Knight | JK Leisure Ltd. T/A Amberley Black Horse | England & Wales | — |
| 1403310/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Emma McKenzie | Simon Cook | England & Wales | — |
| 1401056/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Ryan Lawton | Gas Membrane Installations Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,180 |
| 1401306/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr K Hill | Mr P Walker | England & Wales | £433 |
| 1804595/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Watson | Vangarde Burger Trading Limited | England & Wales | £1,111 |
| 2302080/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Sedjroson | Royal Mail Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2409885/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr R Brown | I-Guard Security Limited | England & Wales | £794 |
| 1404036/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mrs Lesley Bailey | AND All Seasons Cleaning Solutions LLP | England & Wales | £1,154 |
| 4117004/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117004/2014 Mr T Gliwa | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2304066/2019 | 23 February 2023 | Ms E Janiec | Revloz Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3203940/2022 | 23 February 2023 | A Elliott | Ramen Chill Westcliff | England & Wales | — |
| 4117006/2014 | 23 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117006/2014 Mr D Grant | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2409622/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr S Barber | The Protein Partners Limited | England & Wales | £1,319 |
| 4104554/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Ms B Storrie | Black Pearl Pub Co Ltd | Scotland | £1,781 |
| 1302231/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Ms H Willis, friend | Mr N Ray, director | England & Wales | £304 |
| 1807167/2022 | 23 February 2023 | Mr B Ahmed | Kashmir Crown Bakeries Ltd | England & Wales | £3,519 |
| 3202106/2019 | 23 February 2023 | Mr A Bedeau | The Co-Operative Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403512/2022 | 22 February 2023 | Mrs H Twyman | Haircut 100 Ltd | England & Wales | £15,393 |
| 3213256/2020 | 22 February 2023 | Mr Alexander Kuznetsov | ING Bank N.V. | England & Wales | — |
| 2301810/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr S Soosaithaser | Mac Home Improvements Euro Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £30,686 |
| 2300997/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Ms Robinson | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 3302061/2023 | 22 February 2023 | Mr H Ahmed | Fast Dispatch Logistics | England & Wales | — |
| 2601249/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr D Young | Sperry Rail International Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1800497/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr L Morton-Buwerimwe | Plusnet plc HELD in Leeds | England & Wales | — |
| 4116981/2014 | 22 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116981/2014 Mr G Curran | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2500537/2022 | 22 February 2023 | Mr G Frampton | Fresh Freight Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2211428/2022 | 22 February 2023 | In person For the | Ms I Terescuk (HR Manager) | England & Wales | — |
| 4116990/2014 | 22 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116990/2014 Mr C Donaldson | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4116998/2014 | 22 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116998/2014 Ms C Evitt | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2408824/2021 | 22 February 2023 | Mr R Woodlands & others (see attached schedule) | Nest 247 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4116951/2014 | 22 February 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116951/2014 Mrs F Aitken | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2414443/2021 | 21 February 2023 | S Ferkova Respondent Skolak Healthcare Limited, trading as Beechill Nursing Home | G Ogungbola, Registered manager | England & Wales | £578 |
| 3301005/2021 | 21 February 2023 | Mrs Maria Dutton | HSBC Bank plc | England & Wales | £0 |