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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100360/2021 | 19 March 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100360/2021 Mr P Splawski | Paradise Cuisine Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1804904/2020 | 19 March 2021 | Miss Ward | Chariet Limited t/a Crown Spa Hotel | England & Wales | £1,385 |
| 2305582/2019 | 19 March 2021 | Mr B Dodds | Genial Associates Limited & Ors. OPEN PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2413698/2020 | 19 March 2021 | Mr N Hands | Oak Country Club Ltd | England & Wales | £4,697 |
| 2303650/2018 | 19 March 2021 | Ms G Churchhouse of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2300140/2020 | 19 March 2021 | Mr B Carew | Pure Gym Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1303502/2019 | 19 March 2021 | Mr Nike Hasaj | Biba’s Landscaping Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2206683/2020 | 19 March 2021 | Miss J. Fay |
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 |
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| 1803636/2020 | 19 March 2021 | 1) Miss A Gallagher 2) Miss N Denniss 3) Miss I Ahmad | 1) Operations One Ltd (dissolved on 21 February 2020) 2) Mr Simon Peter Hayes 3) Mrs Lisa Jane Hayes | England & Wales | £25,327 |
| 4100446/2021 | 19 March 2021 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100446/2021 Mr D Mackay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club | Scotland | £6,000 |
| 1801911/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mrs S Fletcher | Parkside Residential Homes Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3302874/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr C Ononye | And 1 Man Commercial Protections Limited 2 Amazon UK Services Limited Held by CVP on 18 March 2021 | England & Wales | — |
| 2602980/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Mr P Murray | British Frozen Food Federation | England & Wales | — |
| 2408826/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr K Salami | Compact Security | England & Wales | — |
| 1804788/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr K Horsfall | Casa Yeadon | England & Wales | £209 |
| 3313272/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Miss M Kiraly | Bristol Superlight Ltd | England & Wales | £9,878 |
| 2601977/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr F Oladejo | Premier Security 247 UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1310724/2020 | 18 March 2021 | In person For the | Ms J Gould (solicitor) | England & Wales | £520 |
| 2603694/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Mr K Farhadi | De Montfort University | England & Wales | — |
| 2200770/2014 | 18 March 2021 | Ms J Dinsdale | The Republic of India | England & Wales | — |
| 2205887/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Mr M Akkas | PSEV CIC PSEC Ltd Heard via Cloud Video Platform (London Central) | England & Wales | — |
| 1804600/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr J Close | The Secretary of State for Justice | England & Wales | — |
| 2301987/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Tomasz Tym | KTB Rehabilitation | England & Wales | — |
| 2204452/2021 | 18 March 2021 | Ms G Soares | Scooters Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3200702/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr Phillip Cortail | London Borough of Newham | England & Wales | — |
| 2414066/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Mrs Barbara Beard Miss Laura Robinson Mr John Maguire Mr Gary Leyland Mr David Gennis Mr Ryan Bailey Mr Mark Fawcett | Redituff Renewable Energy Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414751/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Miss R O’Connor | IIK MCR Limited (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £403 |
| 2415271/2020 | 18 March 2021 | Mr M Sanders | English Lakes Hotels Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2303294/2019 | 18 March 2021 | Mr R Akanbi | Kent & Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2501789/2020 | 18 March 2021 | DR JANICE BRYDON | Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2408965/2021 | 17 March 2021 | Mrs R Bibi | Trusted Mortgages Claims | England & Wales | — |
| 4116296/2014 | 17 March 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116296/2014 Mrs L Quinn | Culture N L | Scotland | — |
| 3322030/2019 | 17 March 2021 | Mr K Taylor | Carvalet.co.uk Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4116302/2014 | 17 March 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116302/2014 Ms K Dolan | Culture N L | Scotland | — |
| 3202047/2019 | 17 March 2021 | Ms N Kaseruuzi | Glenavon Care | England & Wales | — |
| 3301819/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr A Taune | Gradewell Plant Hire | England & Wales | — |
| 1602185/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr L. Acteson & others | GI Group Recruitment Ltd (R1) Priory Design Services Ltd (R2) Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. (R3) Heard by: Telephone | England & Wales | — |
| 2303568/2017 | 17 March 2021 | Ms C D’Souza, Counsel For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1805149/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr B Dunne | Rotherwood (1976) Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | £25,793 |
| 1806759/2020 | 17 March 2021 | 1. Mr J Keenan 2. Mr A Greaves 3. Mr J Cockerill 4. Mr M McKeown | M.I.E. Medical Research Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £105,168 |
| 4116300/2014 | 17 March 2021 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4116300/2014 Ms A Clark | Culture N L | Scotland | — |
| 3213070/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mrs Linda Jackson | Sabir 2015 Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102672/2020 | 17 March 2021 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case no: 4102672/2020 (V)5 Held remotely on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 23, and February 2021 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Mrs L Malpass | ’s husband BASICS Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 1307306/2019 | 17 March 2021 | Mr N Moseley | Staffordshire Cleaning / Dave Robson | England & Wales | — |
| 2300986/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr Brendan Rosekelly | Mama Fuego Ltd FINAL HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2302334/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr Gary Patrick | Rambler Coaches Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3314612/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mrs L Baron | Jaspers Catering Franchise Ltd | England & Wales | £3,397 |
| 1806265/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr R Swainston | White Hart (CNA) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2502261/2020 | 17 March 2021 | Mr P Buckton | Restoration Force Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305519/2020 | 16 March 2021 | Miss D. Stirling | Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School | England & Wales | £8 |