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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2502213/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Miss E Brown | Sunderland GP Alliance Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501260/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Mr C H O’Neill | Paul Atkinson Group Limited (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £960 |
| 2304792/2019 | 19 January 2023 | Miss A Oyortey | All Stay Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £1,530 |
| 1303164/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Mr M Al Obaidi | HD Birmingham Ltd | England & Wales | £2,206 |
| 2600741/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Dr. C Oyediran | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2304325/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Mr C M Leung | Nectarine Health Solutions Limited | England & Wales | £12,355 |
| 1303140/2022 | 19 January 2023 | Mr J Brooks | Megan Rose Limited | England & Wales | £2,596 |
| 3303282/2022 |
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 |
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| 4107521/2014 | 18 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4107521/2014 Mr S Brennan | Scottish Borders Council | Scotland | — |
| 1806539/2022 | 18 January 2023 | Miss J Poukens | Rands Farm Equestrian Centre Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3306475/2021 | 18 January 2023 | Mr Patrick Panting | Crouch Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3201450/2022 | 18 January 2023 | (1) Miss Sheila Yasmin Miah (2) Miss Sultana Ahmed Emma | Cocoon Global Limited | England & Wales | £12,835 |
| 2302584/2023 | 18 January 2023 | Mr Billy-Joe Dixon and Mr Craig Smith | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2408290/2022 | 18 January 2023 | MR D SPELMAN | Md Productions Training Academy Limited, Md Productions Cic, Md Creatives Academy Limited | England & Wales | £5,250 |
| 3300153/2022 | 18 January 2023 | Miss N Cherneva | Go Resource Management Group Limited | England & Wales | £2,651 |
| 2501615/2022 | 18 January 2023 | Miss K Hurst | David Lowes t/a Greencroft Dog Day Care | England & Wales | £683 |
| 4105561/2022 | 18 January 2023 | Mr F Mulvaney | Airdrie Taxis Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1402348/2022 | 18 January 2023 | Lewis Walsh | Devon Contract Waste Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301860/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr Valeriu Rotaru | Renewable Energy Supplies Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £700 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2304126/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr M Smyk | Longrain Brighton Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502210/2022 | 17 January 2023 | (1) Ms E Fish (2) Miss B Weldon | Sunshine Wood Limited | England & Wales | £4,262 |
| 2301820/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr Yuriy Savchuk | Renewable Energy Supplies Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £700 |
| 2205021/2020 | 17 January 2023 | — | Debenhams Retail Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 4108779/2014 | 17 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108779/2014 Mr A Sargent | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2600148/2023 | 17 January 2023 | Miss D Hambleton | MobiSkip Ltd | England & Wales | £2,577 |
| 2402953/2021 | 17 January 2023 | Mr B Duffy Mr A Priestner Mr C Ashton Mr J Astle Mr C Birkett Mr L Cahill | Jones Lighting Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3307039/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr T Brown | One Payroll Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207507/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Ms P Arora | Sonya Brown Textiles | England & Wales | £3,040 |
| 2301351/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr Keith Lee | Renewable Energy Supplies Limited (in liquidation) | England & Wales | £750 |
| 4108715/2014 | 17 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108715/2014 Mr A McFie | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 2400928/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mrs E Saruchera | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2401824/2022 | 17 January 2023 | Mr A Fletcher | Crossleys Accident Repair Centre (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1600883/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Mr C Tye | Capital Property Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £2,520 |
| 4105678/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Ms Lauren McDermott | MDH Recruitment Limited | Scotland | £2,507 |
| 2415206/2020 | 16 January 2023 | Mrs A Bannister | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited | England & Wales | £449 |
| 4108569/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108569/2014 Miss A Carmichael | 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 | — |
| 4117073/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117073/2014 Mr S Morton | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3323849/2021 | 16 January 2023 | In Person For the | Mr Millward, Bridge Solicitors | England & Wales | — |
| 4108648/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108648/2014 Mrs C Hogg | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 3204969/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss C Wrigley | Jane Phillips | England & Wales | — |
| 1402086/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss O Ononuju | Assistants at Hand (Southwest) Ltd | England & Wales | £935 |
| 4116989/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116989/2014 Mrs A Doherty | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117046/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117046/2014 Miss M MacPherson | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 1805575/2022 | 16 January 2023 | Miss A Asquith | Liam Twigg | England & Wales | £767 |
| 3202444/2020 | 16 January 2023 | — | D T Curtis | England & Wales | — |
| 4108813/2014 | 16 January 2023 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4108813/2014 Mr C Walker | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |