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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201009/2022 | 5 September 2022 | Mr J McGuiness | Tripactions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3311761/2021 | 4 September 2022 | Mr D Zazay | Shaban Halal Food Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3300452/2019 | 3 September 2022 | Mr J Byrne | National Resourcing Solutions Limted T/A Bcl Recruitment (in liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4110018/2021 | 2 September 2022 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case Number 4110018/2021 heard at Edinburgh on & July 2022 Employment Judge d’Inverno Mr R Bartosik | Uber Scot Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1401280/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Miss S Lelliott | Jane Brumby t/a Alpha Appointments | England & Wales | £1,379 |
| 2601168/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Ms L Redfern | Smisby Arms Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3200867/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Ms C Araka | FIRZA Ltd (In voluntary 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 | 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 |
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| 3323405/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Mr S Andreev | Vassie Limited (Debarred) | England & Wales | — |
| 1802914/2022 | 2 September 2022 | In person For the | Mr Paul Welton, lay representative | England & Wales | £560 |
| 4103177/2022 | 2 September 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103177/2022 Hearing by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) at Edinburgh on August 2022 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Anna Rutkowska | EE Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2601329/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Mr Mark Walters | Cotswold Pubs Limited | England & Wales | £12,300 |
| 1600953/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Ms L Mankau, Counsel | Ms Natalie Tossell t/a Nanny Nats Childcare | England & Wales | — |
| 2302483/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Mrs K Rajani | Excellerate Services UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601141/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Mr M Wańczyk | Bakkavor Foods Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3203834/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Ms D Lukasik & Others | Norwegian Air Resources UK Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2414072/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Mr G Purcell | Castle Cement Ltd | England & Wales | £6,464 |
| 2601360/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Mr Terry Sowerby | Cotswold Pubs Limited | England & Wales | £4,563 |
| 1301259/2022 | 2 September 2022 | Miss A Nandra | Midlands Community Eyecare Limited | England & Wales | £6,375 |
| 2414500/2021 | 2 September 2022 | Mr S Korsos | Gaynor Sports Ltd | England & Wales | £1,050 |
| 3302191/2013 | 2 September 2022 | Mr T J Davidson | Trek Highway Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1301327/2021 | 2 September 2022 | In person (through of a Romanian interpreter) For the | In person (Ms Adelina Plop) by CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 4104033/2022 | 1 September 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104033/2022 Miss E Glackin | Paul McNab | Scotland | £4,320 |
| 3306506/2021 | 1 September 2022 | In person For the | Mr G Lomas, representative | England & Wales | — |
| 1601861/2021 | 1 September 2022 | Mrs C Turner Mrs B Stefanowski Mr R Healey Mr S Rogers Ms W Bloomfield Mr N Pompeus | Nytram Group Limited | England & Wales | £10,438 |
| 2402432/2021 | 1 September 2022 | Ms J Yegliss | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2409138/2021 | 1 September 2022 | Mr F Campos Cardellat | Creative Group Inc Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,788 |
| 2401694/2022 | 1 September 2022 | Mr P Georgeson | Ben Magson T/A First Construction Safety | England & Wales | £3,989 |
| 4117518/2014 | 1 September 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117518/2014 Mr C Fraser | The Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 4117512/2014 | 1 September 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117512/2014 Mr D Davidson | The Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 2404775/2022 | 1 September 2022 | Miss M Braye | EVS Healthcare Ltd | England & Wales | £334 |
| 1303560/2022 | 1 September 2022 | Ms Sheryl Grout | Go Train Limited (named in the claim form as Go-Train Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 2305613/2021 | 1 September 2022 | Mr M Istudor | TH Electrical & Mechanical Ltd | England & Wales | £923 |
| 3305010/2020 | 31 August 2022 | Mrs G Astrella & Otrs | Grand Union Partnership Trust - New Bradwell School | England & Wales | — |
| 1305214/2021 | 31 August 2022 | Miss R Matthews | Heron Foods Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2307255/2020 | 31 August 2022 | Mr Greenlaugh, CAB representative | CPJ Field & Co Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1403837/2021 | 31 August 2022 | Mr D Basiak | Easy Access Construction Ltd (In voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3201996/2019 | 31 August 2022 | Miss R Chambers | Matthew Omeye-Howell | England & Wales | — |
| 1403990/2021 | 31 August 2022 | Mr Toby Gostling | Battledown Contractors Ltd. | England & Wales | £8,090 |
| 2301007/2022 | 31 August 2022 | Mr Kapirial | St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4117524/2014 | 31 August 2022 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117524/2014 Mr J Holloway | The Highland Council | Scotland | — |
| 3202199/2019 | 31 August 2022 | Miss R Jain | Clearwin Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3311086/2022 | 31 August 2022 | Mr R Fernandes | Onriver (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £2,918 |
| 2200622/2022 | 31 August 2022 | Mr H Binning | Gentrian Limited | England & Wales | £183,941 |
| 3200336/2021 | 31 August 2022 | Miss T Bellamy-Wood | Oxygen Hair and Beauty Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1601870/2021 | 30 August 2022 | Mr D Cobner | Heatforce | England & Wales | — |
| 2305187/2021 | 30 August 2022 | Ms Wen Ju Sun | Ark Schools | England & Wales | £5,510 |
| 3202644/2020 | 30 August 2022 | Mr F Olamosu | Excellerate Services UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303229/2020 | 30 August 2022 | Mr B Knezevic, Solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1404890/2021 | 30 August 2022 | In person (assisted by Miss Schafer the Claimant’s daughter) For the | Mr Goldup (Consultant) | England & Wales | £2,896 |
| 1800894/2022 | 30 August 2022 | Miss K Cammidge | NSS Properties Limited | England & Wales | £1,453 |