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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4116490/2014 | 6 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116490/2014 Miss S Morrison | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4101770/2015 | 6 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4101770/2015 Mrs L Muir | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113190/2014 | 6 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113190/2014 Mr J Clark | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 2302985/2020 | 6 September 2021 | Mr J. Sherman | H &AB-Side Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4104975/2016 | 6 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4104975/2016 Ms D Glen | British Gas-Centrica | Scotland | — |
| 4113181/2014 | 6 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113181/2014 Mr R Baird | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 3314808/2020 | 6 September 2021 | Mr Jay Doshi | Coca-Cola European Partners Great Britain Limited | 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 | 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 |
| 2600829/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Mr J Burns | Seneco Group Ltd | England & Wales | £2,993 |
| 3202402/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Mr M Najeeb | Food Containers Manufacturing UK Ltd | England & Wales | £18,321 |
| 2602679/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Mr I Bates | We Are Ghost Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3323407/2019 | 3 September 2021 | Mrs A Lake | And Lawton Group Limited Telephone Private Preliminary Hearing (Case Management) | England & Wales | — |
| 2408951/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Mr S Crown | Baldwins Crane Hire Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1803833/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Miss J Findlow | Tahini Lounge Limited | England & Wales | £1,148 |
| 1803648/2021 | 3 September 2021 | C Abbott | Timber Garden Buildings Limited AT A HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 1300966/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Ms A Kosinska | Agco Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2601163/2021 | 3 September 2021 | — | D Butler and L Butler T/a Gooseberry Salon | England & Wales | — |
| 2408485/2021 | 3 September 2021 | — | A V Contractors Ltd | England & Wales | £288 |
| 2402062/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Mr P Hudson | Hales Freight Limited | England & Wales | £3,404 |
| 3304524/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Ms R Haertel | Oyster Yachts Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601379/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Mr C Southam | Seneco Group Ltd | England & Wales | £4,553 |
| 1300454/2019 | 3 September 2021 | Mr N Reid | Branson Recruitment | England & Wales | — |
| 2403546/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Mr G Lea | Shaw Leisure Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2409144/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Mr C Shaw | NP Integrated Technology Ltd | England & Wales | £5,183 |
| 2600843/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Mr J Wragg | Armstrong Contracts Chesterfield Ltd | England & Wales | £1,298 |
| 4105732/2015 | 3 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105732/2015 Mr J Booth | Kibble Education and Care Centre | Scotland | — |
| 3300221/2020 | 3 September 2021 | Ms L Rose | Mr J.S. James trading as The Plough on the Green | England & Wales | £82 |
| 2601190/2021 | 3 September 2021 | Miss L Rhea Dashi-Murphy | Seneco Group Ltd | England & Wales | £2,718 |
| 2601466/2021 | 2 September 2021 | Mr E Williams | Ellipse Group Ltd | England & Wales | £1,853 |
| 2417970/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Mr C McPhilbin | John Crane UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4113679/2015 | 2 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4113679/2015 Mr M Khan | Tayside Public Transport Company Limited T/a Xplore Dundee | Scotland | — |
| 1803192/2021 | 2 September 2021 | Mrs S Pagan | Thicket Priory Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3313340/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Miss M Di Lascio | Stevenage Conference Centre Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3303013/2021 | 2 September 2021 | — | Craig v Artificial Solutions UK Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,275 |
| 1307408/2019 | 2 September 2021 | Mr D Roxborough | Marstons plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2600853/2021 | 2 September 2021 | Dr M Rahman | Brainberry Ltd AT AN OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING BY CVP | England & Wales | £428 |
| 4100397/2021 | 2 September 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100397/2021 Ms J Hornby | Represented by: Ms H Donnely - Solicitor The Richmond Fellowship Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 2408540/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Mrs M Rice | Samantha Jane Wood | England & Wales | £5,200 |
| 1307411/2019 | 2 September 2021 | Mr C Warner | Marstons plc | England & Wales | — |
| 2406106/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Miss H Child | Florescat Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3312760/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Miss G Wiggins | Stevenage Conference Centre Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2402537/2021 | 2 September 2021 | Mr S Glogowski | TMH Facilities Limited | England & Wales | £448 |
| 3312845/2020 | 2 September 2021 | Miss H Rogers | Stevenage Conference Centre Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4105098/2020 | 1 September 2021 | member: N Bakshi Tribunal member: N Elliot Mr M Cowie | Mr D Gray Instructed by Messrs Thompsons Mr M Cahill Mr P O’Hare Mr D Harkins Mr H Young Ms S Hodge Ms L Campbell Ms M Kirkland Ms M Cassidy Ms K A McCrone Case No.: 4105098/2020 & Others Page Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | Scotland | £0 |
| 4107653/2020 | 1 September 2021 | Mr S Goodwin | Spray Finishes Scotland Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1803323/2021 | 1 September 2021 | Mr M Chivers | Coach Touring (Logistics) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2207521/2020 | 1 September 2021 | Ms E Clarke | Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1406579/2020 | 1 September 2021 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | Sol Attendance Limited | England & Wales | £33,637 |
| 2601477/2021 | 1 September 2021 | Mr N JR VA-AY | Ernehale Lodge Care Home Ltd | England & Wales | £5,693 |
| 3312474/2020 | 1 September 2021 | (1) Miss R Ziolo - Hitch (2) Miss S Gibson (3) Mr D Kavanagh | Stevenage Conference Centre Limited | England & Wales | — |