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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3301199/2021 | 14 May 2021 | Mrs H Fuller | Oregon Scientific (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | £8,631 |
| 4115890/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115890/2014 Mr C Mann | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115938/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115938/2014 Mr B Pallister | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2200348/2021 | 14 May 2021 | Mr B Shaba | Accor UK Business & Leisure Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4115834/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115834/2014 Mr D Duncan | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115862/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115862/2014 Mr S Hardie | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115843/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115843/2014 Mr M Fraser | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland |
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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| 2207269/2020 | 14 May 2021 | Mr P Pastukhov | IG Index Ltd OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4115871/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115871/2014 Mr K Jarret | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115897/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115897/2014 Mr M McBain | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2503701/2019 | 14 May 2021 | Mr S Crabtree | E E Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600061/2021 | 14 May 2021 | Mr Mark Jones | S J Bodyworx Limited DRAFT | England & Wales | £6,942 |
| 4115786/2014 | 14 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115786/2014 Mr J Allan | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2207319/2020 | 14 May 2021 | Mr R Park | Saint George Holdings Ltd | England & Wales | £488 |
| 2411227/2019 | 14 May 2021 | Mr G Spence | Cirrus Logistics Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4115984/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115984/2014 Mr L Watt | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115794/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115794/2014 Mr S A Anderson | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115812/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115812/2014 Mr S Cairney | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115885/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115885/2014 Mr D Low | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115943/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115943/2014 Mr L Philpott | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115874/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115874/2014 Mr R Johnstone | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1601412/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Mrs P Fardell | War World Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4101959/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Tinnion Mr. James Leckie | The Lookout By Gardeners Cottage st | Scotland | — |
| 4115864/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115864/2014 Mr J C Herd | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115789/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115789/2014 Mr C Amphlett | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115859/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115859/2014 Mr L Greig | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115814/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115814/2014 Mr R Chamberlain | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115974/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115974/2014 Mr S Templeton | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115837/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115837/2014 Mr S F Farquhar | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115940/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115940/2014 Mr R Parkinson | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115949/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115949/2014 Mr J Robb | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 2402137/2021 | 13 May 2021 | Mr C Stangroom | Mitchells and Butlers Retail Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4115802/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115802/2014 Mr C Black | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1401894/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Mrs A Kovacsne Brkal | Restaurants Etc Limited (In liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4115845/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115845/2014 Mr B Frazer | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115870/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115870/2014 Mr G Jackson | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 4115988/2014 | 13 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115988/2014 Mr L Wilson | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1402364/2020 | 13 May 2021 | In person For the | Priya Cunningham (Consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 4104759/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Saktivel | Kamasutra Restaurant | Scotland | £392 |
| 4100413/2021 | 13 May 2021 | Mr Kenneth Madden | Represented by His wife, Lynne Madden Fenton Bespoke | Scotland | £1,271 |
| 4106951/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Ms Deborah Halpern | Meltmongers Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2402294/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Mr N Golling | (R1) Staffline Recruitment Ltd (R2) International Automotive Components Group Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4112089/2019 | 13 May 2021 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112089/2019 Reconsideration Per Written Submissions Employment Judge: M A Macleod Miss Chloe Moffat | Hannah McMahon | Scotland | £799 |
| 2601472/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Mr W Stasiak | George Montagu’s Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2419455/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Ms A Yewdall | Rest Assured Limited | England & Wales | £1,072 |
| 1401776/2020 | 13 May 2021 | Miss E Mumford | Cafe Divino Swindon Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1806609/2020 | 12 May 2021 | Mr M H Shabir | Turning Point | England & Wales | — |
| 1601092/2019 | 12 May 2021 | Mr M Rudd - Counsel For the | Mr J Jenkins - Counsel | England & Wales | £2,672 |
| 3302366/2021 | 12 May 2021 | Mr D Villalobos | Smart Properties Development Limited | England & Wales | £840 |
| 1400989/2020 | 12 May 2021 | Mrs R Chruchill | Holroyd Howe Limited | England & Wales | — |