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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2406593/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Ms D Atkins | EEV management Ltd | England & Wales | £1,361 |
| 1400002/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr Cripps in person For the | Mr J Tunley Counsel | England & Wales | £19,402 |
| 2401824/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr A Fletcher | Crossleys Accident Repair Centre (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2301820/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr Yuriy Savchuk | Renewable Energy Supplies Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £700 |
| 2400928/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mrs E Saruchera | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2205021/2020 | 17 January 2023 | — | Debenhams Retail Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2502210/2022 | 17 January 2023 | (1) Ms E Fish (2) Miss B Weldon | Sunshine Wood Limited | England & Wales | £4,262 |
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 |
| 3307039/2022 |
| 17 January 2023 |
| Mr T Brown |
| One Payroll Services Limited |
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| 2207507/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Ms P Arora | Sonya Brown Textiles | England & Wales | £3,040 |
| 2304126/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr M Smyk | Longrain Brighton Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104608/2022 | 17 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104608/2022 Hearing Held by Cloud Video Platform on January 2023 Employment Judge - A Strain Mr C Matheson | Skye Highland Adventures Limited | Scotland | £480 |
| 4108715/2014 | 17 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108715/2014 Mr A McFie | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108572/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108572/2014 Mrs P Carroll | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108648/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108648/2014 Mrs C Hogg | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105678/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Ms Lauren McDermott | MDH Recruitment Limited | Scotland | £2,507 |
| 4117073/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117073/2014 Mr S Morton | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4116989/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116989/2014 Mrs A Doherty | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4116982/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116982/2014 Mr J Davidson | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1401958/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Ms K Snarska | Finanspol Group Ltd | England & Wales | £9,064 |
| 4108661/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108661/2014 Mr M Jeffrey | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108813/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108813/2014 Mr C Walker | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3311775/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr A Walsh | Hexis Recruitment Services | England & Wales | £1,207 |
| 3323849/2021 | 16 January 2023 | In Person For the | Mr Millward, Bridge Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 3204969/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss C Wrigley | Jane Phillips | England & Wales | — |
| 2302553/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Ms Penn | The Estate of Carola Penruddock (Deceased) | England & Wales | £7,344 |
| 2415206/2020 | 16 January 2023 | Mrs A Bannister | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited | England & Wales | £449 |
| 1804312/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr J Swinerd | Liberty Trading GB Limited | England & Wales | £7,719 |
| 1600796/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr Ferreira Vilela Woest | EMCO Capital Ltd | England & Wales | £13,374 |
| 3320851/2021 | 16 January 2023 | Mr Ryan McGrath For the | Fizz Wine and Cocktail Bar Ltd | England & Wales | £2,398 |
| 1600883/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr C Tye | Capital Property Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £2,520 |
| 2302778/2020 | 16 January 2023 | — | M Ltd | England & Wales | £7,500 |
| 4108569/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108569/2014 Miss A Carmichael | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2501192/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr K Toas | George Allinson Transport Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1805575/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss A Asquith | Liam Twigg | England & Wales | £767 |
| 2204185/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mrs D Wolff | Armila Capital Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117046/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117046/2014 Miss M MacPherson | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3311629/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss E Barratt | Campus Coporation Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3202444/2020 | 16 January 2023 | — | D T Curtis | England & Wales | — |
| 2300947/2021 | 16 January 2023 | Mr O Oke | Troia (UK) Restaurants Limited t/a the Ivy Collection | England & Wales | — |
| 1402086/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss O Ononuju | Assistants at Hand (Southwest) Ltd | England & Wales | £935 |
| 4108571/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108571/2014 Mrs C Carr | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600892/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr R Bowie Mr G Campbell Mr R Ansen Mrs S Lewis | South Wales Campers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600146/2021 | 15 January 2023 | Mr N Hughes | TEC Partnership t/a The Grimsby Institute for Further & Higher Education FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1403695/2022 | 15 January 2023 | In Person | Mr Carl Bevan, Director | England & Wales | £831 |
| 3321259/2021 | 13 January 2023 | Ms. McCarthy, Consultant (by CVP) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2603125/2021 | 13 January 2023 | Mrs C Mason | Wilko Limited AT A FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 8000031/2022 | 13 January 2023 | Mr C McAteer | Teleperformance limited | Scotland | — |
| 2300967/2022 | 13 January 2023 | Mr Taha Ahmed | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303402/2021 | 13 January 2023 | Mr C De Ward | HPAS Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3203211/2021 | 13 January 2023 | Mr Christopher Williams | Stow Residential Ltd t/a Stow Brothers | England & Wales | £33,584 |