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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2407989/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Mr L O’Brien | Community Life Choices | England & Wales | — |
| 1600671/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Ms E Woodward-Bennett | Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board Heard: by video | England & Wales | — |
| 2403223/2017 | 18 August 2021 | — | Walsingham Support | England & Wales | — |
| 1601633/2020 | 18 August 2021 | Mr Graham Price | Skitech Systems Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2600435/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Mr M Patel | Volga Investment Ltd Heard: by Cloud Video Platform (Midlands East) | England & Wales | £9,686 |
| 3310197/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Mrs C Howland | Gardarica Ltd | England & Wales | £3,175 |
| 2207483/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Ms S McCormack | Epicurean Events Ltd | England & Wales | £1,578 |
| 3313694/2020 |
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 |
| 18 August 2021 |
| In person (with the assistance of Ms Jefs, his sister) For the |
| Mr Bhagat Singh Lotay (director) |
| England & Wales |
| £3,165 |
| 3220172/2020 | 18 August 2021 | Mr N. Nazir | Youshipping.co.uk Ltd | England & Wales | £2,892 |
| 2600325/2021 | 18 August 2021 | Mr Joseph McDonald | Beeston Jewellers Ltd t/a Andrew McCulloch Jewellers | England & Wales | — |
| 2418138/2020 | 18 August 2021 | Mr L Jackson | Personnel Group Limited | England & Wales | £554 |
| 1804634/2020 | 18 August 2021 | Mrs J Bedford | Black Mouse Cheese and Wine Emporium Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £29,934 |
| 4101841/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101841/2015 Mrs C Turnbull | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101771/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101771/2015 Mr N Mullholland | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4105614/2020 | 17 August 2021 | Mr A Breyer | Muhabbat Khan | Scotland | £1,017 |
| 1602172/2020 | 17 August 2021 | Mr I Nowosad | Ticketlord Limited t/a Flowte | England & Wales | — |
| 4101613/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101613/2015 Mr G Burnett | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 1300524/2021 | 17 August 2021 | In Person | Ms P Hall, Consultant | England & Wales | £1,329 |
| 4101838/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101838/2015 Mrs G Traynor | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 3311739/2021 | 17 August 2021 | Mr L Major | Swinton Aviation Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3334374/2018 | 17 August 2021 | Miss Rangarira | And PB Moinville Care Limited Held by CVP on 17 August 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 4101720/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101720/2015 Mrs R MacFarland | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101765/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101765/2015 Mrs D Monro | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101686/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101686/2015 Mr W Henderson | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101705/2015 | 17 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101705/2015 Miss S Kerr | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 2302382/2020 | 17 August 2021 | Mr T Day | By The Fountain Limited | England & Wales | £7,850 |
| 1401064/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr A Austen | Taylor Made Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406107/2020 | 16 August 2021 | In Person For the | Represented by Mr Sanders | England & Wales | — |
| 2405937/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Miss D Leach | Carlisle Bathroom Centre Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117895/2014 | 16 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117895/2014 Mrs J Love | McAlpine & Co Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3300432/2022 | 16 August 2021 | Mr J Jenkins (counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1405856/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Did Not Attend For the | Mrs Grace Woolford, Commercial Director | England & Wales | £2,750 |
| 3200541/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Mr P Neilan | Gildacroft Limited | England & Wales | £7,212 |
| 2307475/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mrs I A Ceronica | Weston Group plc | England & Wales | — |
| 4105750/2015 | 16 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105750/2015 Miss C Walker | Kibble Education and Care Centre | Scotland | — |
| 3305321/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr M Razzaq | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2307490/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr J J Moros Felix | Wentworth International College Limited FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | £19,244 |
| 4105742/2015 | 16 August 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105742/2015 Mrs M McEnhill | Kibble Education and Care Centre | Scotland | — |
| 3301368/2021 | 16 August 2021 | — | Green Park Property Management Ltd | England & Wales | £29,844 |
| 3303404/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Mr J Pullen | Billben Rae Ltd | England & Wales | £1,233 |
| 2413992/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mrs F Yasar | Park Cakes Limited | England & Wales | £250 |
| 2405723/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr. K. Duffield | G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd HELD BY: CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 1406061/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr G Wimblett | South West Environmental Parks Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2207251/2020 | 16 August 2021 | In person | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1803036/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Miss A Moyo | Blessedhandshealthcare HELD by: CVP | England & Wales | £1,256 |
| 2303550/2019 | 16 August 2021 | Ms J Goodway (Solicitor) For the | Mr K Davis (HR Consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 3212852/2020 | 16 August 2021 | Mr E Elsopki | Grace Land (Camden) Limited t/a Bethnal Green Tavern | England & Wales | £944 |
| 1400299/2021 | 16 August 2021 | In person, For the | Mr P Lappin, legal representative | England & Wales | £150 |
| 1402106/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Miss Ye-Kwan Pang | Exhibitit-UK.Net Ltd t/a Quadrant2Design | England & Wales | £758 |
| 1400816/2021 | 16 August 2021 | Mr K Cook | Ottima (Specialist Joinery and Furniture) Ltd | England & Wales | £6,544 |