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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4113956/2014 | 26 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113956/2014 Mrs A Smith | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 2501475/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr Mathew Allcock | She Beauty Clinics Ltd | England & Wales | £1,763 |
| 1402748/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Miss A van der Lugt | Kung Fu Fareham Ltd (in Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2602475/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr M Gordon | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £5,128 |
| 4118292/2014 | 26 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118292/2014 Ms L Richardson | East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 2602532/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr I Turlington | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £4,710 |
| 2602517/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr P Moran | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £10,390 |
| 2500850/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr PB Freer (1) Miss M Lofts (2) | Mr N Hadlett | England & Wales | £3,662 |
| 2601376/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs S Denton | Salus Care Group Leicestershire Ltd | England & Wales | £30,973 |
| 1601768/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr S Davies | Marlin Industries (Wrexham) Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 1305771/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr A Dutton | HM Reef Acrylic & Ceramic Manufacturing Ltd | England & Wales | £1,294 |
| 2601698/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Miss C Deerin | Wellbeing and Support Limited | England & Wales | £1,512 |
| 3307942/2020 | 26 November 2021 | In person (assisted by interpreter) For the | Mr A and Mr C Deforti, Directors | England & Wales | — |
| 3302912/2021 | 26 November 2021 | In person For the | Mr Rubython | England & Wales | £1,301 |
| 2301711/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Ms A Foley | Lodge Security Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100361/2021 | 26 November 2021 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100361/2021 Hearing at Edinburgh on November 2021 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Mr M Steto | — | Scotland | — |
| 1406710/2020 | 26 November 2021 | (1) Miss S Spicer (2) Miss B Johnson (3) Miss T Holt (4) Miss E Hillman | R & S Hotel Management Limited | England & Wales | £14,782 |
| 1807154/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mrs R Gill Tomaz Mr A E Tinum | Churrasco Ltd | England & Wales | £58,899 |
| 2601999/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr D Gamble | Future Display and Shopfitting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £33,000 |
| 3315306/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr F Villanueva | The Thatched Pub Company | England & Wales | — |
| 1402405/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr T Bennett | Charlie's Mill c/o Marc Bear | England & Wales | — |
| 1306107/2020 | 26 November 2021 | Mr G Bojarski and | Andrzej Igielski t/a Andrews Garden Services | England & Wales | — |
| 3313045/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr Hardy | Refined Coachworks Ltd | England & Wales | £2,423 |
| 2203577/2021 | 26 November 2021 | Mr A Gogolos | Herman-ze-German (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204749/2020 | 25 November 2021 | In person (with an Arabic interpreter) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1402102/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Mrs LA Maritz | Biotecture Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2501658/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Ms N Smith | Stessa Leisure Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £1,137 |
| 2304747/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr T Carralero Trigo | Jump Up Logistics Ltd | England & Wales | £1,820 |
| 4118280/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118280/2014 Mr S Grant | East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 2409481/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr A Kasim & Mr A Hannan | Blue Nile Restaurant Limited | England & Wales | £7,700 |
| 4113837/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113837/2014 Mr S Gillies | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113820/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113820/2014 Mrs G Docherty | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4118293/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118293/2014 Ms E Robertson | East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4118288/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118288/2014 Mr S Morgan | East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113802/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113802/2014 Ms I Byres | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4118289/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118289/2014 Mr V Murphy | East Lothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113817/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113817/2014 Mr H Dewar | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 1403451/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr Chris Preen First | Coolink Limited Second Respondent: Mr Richard Mullins | England & Wales | — |
| 1401599/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Mr Stuart Thompson | AND Penpebers Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £2,364 |
| 4113809/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113809/2014 Mrs A Cook | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113793/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113793/2014 Mr A Brown | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113804/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113804/2014 Mr H Clark | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113819/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113819/2014 Mr M Docherty | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113803/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113803/2014 Mr P Cameron | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 1306503/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mr J Singh | Engage Transport | England & Wales | — |
| 1400617/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Jonathan Free | Stagetruck Limited | England & Wales | £18,622 |
| 2500058/2020 | 25 November 2021 | Mrs J Sargeant | North Yorkshire County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 4113798/2014 | 25 November 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113798/2014 Mr S Burnett | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 1805445/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Miss K Petkova | Lawrence Smith | England & Wales | £627 |
| 2402257/2021 | 25 November 2021 | Mr Stephen Carr | Brookson Solutions Limited t/a Brookson One | England & Wales | — |