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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3320831/2021 | 30 November 2022 | Mr Joh Murphy | Remus Corporation UK Limited (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | £234,410 |
| 1307323/2020 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs J Corbett | Icare 24 Group | England & Wales | — |
| 1401793/2022 | 30 November 2022 | CARA PHELPS | The Midcounties Co-Operative Society | England & Wales | — |
| 2602703/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs S Cowood | J and Y Webber Services Ltd trading as Bluebird Care Lincoln | England & Wales | — |
| 1302545/2022 | 30 November 2022 | Mrs S Davies | Castle Meadows Nursing Home (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1309098/2020 | 30 November 2022 | Mr A Hughes | Bs Eaton Limited | England & Wales | £4,756 |
| 1403141/2022 | 30 November 2022 | CARA PHELPS | Midcounties Co-Operative Ltd | 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 | 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 |
| 29 November 2022 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105400/2022 Mr J Ritchie |
| Octevo Housing Solutions Limited (In Administration) |
| Scotland |
| £49,500 |
| 3320666/2021 | 29 November 2022 | Mr N Krishnan | Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3308965/2022 | 29 November 2022 | In person For the | Not served RECONSIDERATION | England & Wales | — |
| 4103926/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr S Murray | Kelvin Rail Services Limited | Scotland | £210 |
| 2303355/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr S di Lorenzo | Marco Gattafoni | England & Wales | — |
| 3304539/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr Adrian Stefan Stoica | The Polish Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £76 |
| 2413901/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Miss A M O’Doherty | Bolton Textiles (Group) Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2400992/2020 | 29 November 2022 | Miss P Gasiorek | PM Group of Hotels Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4103957/2022 | 29 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4103957/2022 Mr J Jeal | Health & Safety Executive (Inspector Julian Charles Tuvey) | Scotland | — |
| 1300029/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr C Cheevers | Covertxt Support Ltd Heard: by CVP | England & Wales | £6,237 |
| 3323509/2021 | 29 November 2022 | Miss L M Cook | The Eye Academy (Richmond) Limited | England & Wales | £300 |
| 3200875/2021 | 29 November 2022 | N Gillen | Whitbread Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2301001/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Miss C John | Island Grill Ltd | England & Wales | £1,161 |
| 1806788/2021 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs L McManamin | Impact Education Multi Academy Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4103797/2022 | 29 November 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103797/2022 (V) Held via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) in Glasgow on October 2022 (with subsequent deliberation in chambers) Employment Judge W A MeiklejohnMr Alastair Hendry | Ally Hendry Welding Ltd (in liquidation) First RespondentNo appearance andNo representation Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Scotland | — |
| 2303075/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr D Marmura | Logistics (Brighton) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,072 |
| 2402422/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr P O’Brien | Mersey Eco Grants Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2300620/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mr N SEMERTZIS | Regency Site Personnel Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £3,078 |
| 3201263/2022 | 29 November 2022 | (1) Mr Daniele Rivolta (2) Mr Antonino Alderuccio | Plant Hub Organic Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403369/2022 | 29 November 2022 | Mrs H Williams | Groeneveld UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2414798/2021 | 29 November 2022 | Mr L Wynne | Medication Management Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804603/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Miss H Sagar | Shine Bright Daycare and Out of School Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2302194/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Eric Kusi | Zenith Textiles Ltd | England & Wales | £350 |
| 2405693/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Ms C Glinton | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803375/2022 | 28 November 2022 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £1,259 |
| 3204420/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Ms G Bishop | The Workshop Coffee House Ltd | England & Wales | £9,216 |
| 2300570/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Ms C Hurkoo | Mitie Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4101919/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr C Keenan | ROK Agency Ltd | Scotland | £1,765 |
| 2406566/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr H Jogee | Greater Manchester Football Club Limited | England & Wales | £1,180 |
| 1600757/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr T Angel | Lex Machinery Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400458/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Miss A B C Pretty | Stronghold Management Ltd | England & Wales | £3,438 |
| 2601617/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Innocent Chikwenya | Daykin Limited | England & Wales | £6,550 |
| 2305770/2020 | 28 November 2022 | Mr F Gnanajeyarajah | Wemmis Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000037/2022 | 28 November 2022 | No attendance For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4105029/2022 | 28 November 2022 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105029/2022 (V)5 Held at Aberdeen on November 2022 Employment Judge J M Hendry Mr G McDonald | Represented by Mr W J Craig,15 Kincardine & Mearns CAB Skye Highland Adventures Ltd | Scotland | £4,404 |
| 2301669/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Stefano Tortelli | STR 48 Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £7,491 |
| 3204404/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Mr H Mirza | The Cock Pub and Kitchen | England & Wales | — |
| 2406415/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Miss Chloe Thompson | Chefs Catering Northwest Limited | England & Wales | £2,080 |
| 2304675/2021 | 28 November 2022 | Mrs Asha Ahmed | Mitie FM Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3219784/2020 | 28 November 2022 | Mr K Olapo | First Steps After Parents Limited | England & Wales | £5,000 |
| 2301456/2018 | 28 November 2022 | Mr N Ahmad | Force 10 Security Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2207629/2022 | 28 November 2022 | Bea Barbara Roman | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104691/2020 | 28 November 2022 | Mr Neil Morrison | Represented by: Ms L Cartwright - Solicitor Monarch Transport Limited | Scotland | £8,197 |