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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4118754/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118754/2014 Mr R McLean | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1404433/2020 | 28 April 2021 | Mr Matthew | H C Jones AND SML New Limited | England & Wales | £1,863 |
| 4106710/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106710/2014 Mr S G Algie | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109415/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109415/2014 Mr P Stark | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106786/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106786/2014 Mr S Sweeney | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100014/2021 | 28 April 2021 | Mr D Glab | Hotel in the Skye Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109307/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109307/2014 Mr S Ahmad | DHL Services Limited | 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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| 28 April 2021 |
| Mr A Kena-Abrokwa |
| KGB Cleaning and Support Services Limited |
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| 4106784/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106784/2014 Mr R Stewart | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3301274/2021 | 28 April 2021 | M Muresan | Crengua Eugenia Dinisor | England & Wales | £930 |
| 4118757/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4118757/2014 Mr S D Miller | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105113/2020 | 28 April 2021 | Mr M Hamami | — | Scotland | — |
| 4106783/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106783/2014 Mr S Sommerville | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3324448/2019 | 28 April 2021 | In person For the | Mr Juli Suli, Director | England & Wales | — |
| 3310920/2020 | 28 April 2021 | — | Pennetta v Orange Genie Cover Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4109372/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109372/2014 Mr P MacDonald | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1803754/2020 | 28 April 2021 | Mr A Addison Mr G Halliday | PossAbilities CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 1403256/2020 | 28 April 2021 | Mr W Sinclair | Nationwide Building Society | England & Wales | — |
| 4117297/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117297/2014 Mr S R J Biggs | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2200247/2021 | 28 April 2021 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4109342/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109342/2014 Mrs M Gallagher | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109312/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109312/2014 Mr W Anderson | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106780/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106780/2014 Mr R Shennan | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106753/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106753/2014 Mr P Keenan | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106790/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106790/2014 Mrs A Warnock | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4117302/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4117302/2014 Ms M Cooper | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109349/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109349/2014 Mr W Gray | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106745/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106745/2014 Mr R Grant | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3319500/2019 | 28 April 2021 | Parus Bhardwaj | Insultec Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2405585/2020 | 28 April 2021 | did not attend For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3213169/2020 | 28 April 2021 | Mr C Wyness | Rigging Services Direct Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4109404/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109404/2014 Mrs A Prochazkova | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3301273/2021 | 28 April 2021 | M Bacali | Crengua Eugenia Dinisor | England & Wales | £2,080 |
| 4109401/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109401/2014 Mr P Nugent | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106721/2014 | 28 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106721/2014 Mr T Campbell | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2206081/2019 | 27 April 2021 | Mrs E Ivanova | Miss Y Tasheva | England & Wales | £10,016 |
| 4109316/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109316/2014 Mr D Brannigan | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109376/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109376/2014 Mrs V Martinkiene | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2600256/2021 | 27 April 2021 | Mrs K Fernie | Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire | England & Wales | — |
| 4109333/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109333/2014 Mr A Davies | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109374/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109374/2014 Mr C J MacInnes | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109393/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109393/2014 Mr D A Millar | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3304475/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Miss C Hill | Helios parcel LLP | England & Wales | £2,231 |
| 4104406/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Mr J Brown Hillhouse | Steven Macdonald | Scotland | £2,404 |
| 3302920/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Mr C Walder | Channel Advantage Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2604041/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Miss J Cotteral | Norman Birkett-Park | England & Wales | — |
| 4109400/2014 | 27 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109400/2014 Mr B M Neill | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1800831/2021 | 27 April 2021 | Mrs R Williams | BPC-5 Limited | England & Wales | £2,270 |
| 1803735/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Miss F Clift | SL Holmes Ltd HELD BY CVP in Sheffield | England & Wales | £3,332 |
| 3312872/2020 | 27 April 2021 | Mr B Sebastiao | Rune Firing | England & Wales | — |