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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301871/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr B Benson | Boxed Freeze Limited | England & Wales | £15,219 |
| 3201519/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Miss N Browne-Marke | NR Solicitors Limited | England & Wales | £16,004 |
| 3300510/2021 | 4 May 2021 | Mr N Foan | Bristol Superlight Ltd | England & Wales | £6,947 |
| 4115847/2014 | 4 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115847/2014 Mr T Fyffe | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 1307531/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr R Kasa | Brake Bros Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1801201/2021 | 4 May 2021 | Mr D Holdsworth | Hendersons Construction Limited | England & Wales | £680 |
| 2202688/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mrs HARMONY HAMBLY-SMITH | Mr Simon De Pury | England & Wales | — |
| 2408101/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr M Rendina |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £1,867 |
| 3311818/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr A Thornhill | Ahearne Personnel Ltd | England & Wales | £1,327 |
| 4115958/2014 | 4 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4115958/2014 Mr G Scobe | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | — |
| 3202508/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Ms F Cavecchi | Pentagon Tile Distributors Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 2204768/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Mr K Adubango | Maverick Pubs Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1602374/2020 | 4 May 2021 | Miss K Davies | Gellifawr LLP | England & Wales | — |
| 3320789/2019 | 4 May 2021 | Mr O Wuraola | London Borough of Barnet | England & Wales | — |
| 2604266/2020 | 2 May 2021 | Mr I Botham | The Vintage Motor Cycle Club Limited Heard: via Cloud Video Platform | England & Wales | — |
| 4100496/2021 | 1 May 2021 | Mr K Clark | — | Scotland | — |
| 4107640/2021 | 1 May 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107640/2021 Mr V Shaikh | , friend Tattu Manchester Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1303345/2021 | 30 April 2021 | Mr Jake Marrow | Tyseley Locomotive Works Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1805217/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Ms S Earl | Castleford Bowling Club Limited AT A HEARING | England & Wales | £1,551 |
| 4109414/2014 | 30 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109414/2014 Mr D Soutar | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3304934/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Mrs S Arif and others | St Marys & St Giles Church | England & Wales | — |
| 1403087/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Mr M Moody | Francis Morland | England & Wales | — |
| 4109318/2014 | 30 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109318/2014 Mr D T Broadley | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1601730/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Miss S McCarthy and Miss P Abbate | Blue Sunrise | England & Wales | — |
| 3300115/2021 | 30 April 2021 | In person For the | Kumar v Wizard Consultancy Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £30,220 |
| 2600079/2021 | 30 April 2021 | Mrs R Powell | (R1) The Royal British Legion (R2) National Memorial Arboretum (R3) Ms Susan Smith (R4) Ms Jane Jennings | England & Wales | — |
| 2204788/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Mr P Bownes, solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | £412 |
| 1804649/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Messrs Elliott, David, Agley and others (see attached schedule) First | CGTR 2020 Realisations Limited (formerly Custom Group Trading Limited (In Administration) Second Respondent: The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard: By Telephone | England & Wales | — |
| 2301323/2019 | 30 April 2021 | In person with assistance from Ms C Brown (daughter) For the | Ms J Charalambous (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | — |
| 2603569/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Mr M Fordham | Burton Same Day Couriers Limited | England & Wales | £772 |
| 1310883/2020 | 30 April 2021 | A Bansal | RHN Training Ltd | England & Wales | £2,894 |
| 1306671/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Mr M Gibson Cabrero | Damascena Harborne Limited | England & Wales | £507 |
| 4108644/2015 | 30 April 2021 | Mr I Carnevale | Veolia Water Outsourcing Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3319622/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Not present or represented For the | Not present or represented | England & Wales | — |
| 1601083/2019 | 30 April 2021 | Mr G Wilson | Visual Metrics Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 4107802/2021 | 30 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)Case No: 4107802/2021 Ms I Henstock | G and M Properties Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £1,280 |
| 2302086/2020 | 30 April 2021 | Mrs J. Huggett | Sprint Engineering & Lubricants Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302949/2020 | 29 April 2021 | Alfie Roberts | Roadmarking Excel Ltd | England & Wales | £525 |
| 4109360/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109360/2014 Mr J Lambie | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109337/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109337/2014 Mr H Donnelly | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109356/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109356/2014 Mr J Johnston | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106776/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106776/2014 Mr G Reid | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109382/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109382/2014 Mr H McFadyen | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1404355/2019 | 29 April 2021 | Mr M Watchorn | The Burger Chain Limited | England & Wales | £9,239 |
| 4106760/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106760/2014 Mr M McAleer | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109338/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109338/2014 Mr P Fedor | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106751/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106751/2014 Mr J Irving | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4106743/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4106743/2014 Mr J Gilmour | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4109379/2014 | 29 April 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4109379/2014 Mr J J McCormack | DHL Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3320855/2019 | 29 April 2021 | Mr M Holcombe | Westone Ltd | England & Wales | — |