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Tribunal Watch has indexed 36,988 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 28,663 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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 | 1,960 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2306493/2020 | 11 October 2025 | C Garner | Kings Hill School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306363/2020 | 11 October 2025 | T Perry | Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306903/2020 | 11 October 2025 | T Mueller | Birchington Primary Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306466/2020 | 11 October 2025 | K Tuckwell | Castle Hill Community Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306354/2020 | 11 October 2025 | H Willett | Chislet Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306370/2020 | 11 October 2025 | S Wilmot | Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
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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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| 2306338/2020 | 11 October 2025 | M Hale | Herne Bay Infant School, | England & Wales | — |
| 2306475/2020 | 11 October 2025 | C Solly | Dover Grammar School for Girls Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306900/2020 | 11 October 2025 | P Foster | Birchington Primary Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306774/2020 | 11 October 2025 | D King | St Nicholas' School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306457/2020 | 11 October 2025 | A Smith | Capel Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306476/2020 | 11 October 2025 | T Davison | Lenham Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306351/2020 | 11 October 2025 | S Carter | Chislet Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306479/2020 | 11 October 2025 | C A Horlock | Lenham Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306364/2020 | 11 October 2025 | J Robotham | Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306344/2020 | 11 October 2025 | N Upton | Herne Bay Infant School, | England & Wales | — |
| 2306474/2020 | 11 October 2025 | E Lyons | Dover Grammar School for Girls Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306775/2020 | 11 October 2025 | T Warnstall | St Nicholas' School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306458/2020 | 11 October 2025 | C Wickham | Capel Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306491/2020 | 11 October 2025 | L French | Egerton Ce Primary (vc) Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306463/2020 | 11 October 2025 | Z Firkins | Castle Hill Community Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306352/2020 | 11 October 2025 | S J Jackson | Chislet Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306333/2020 | 11 October 2025 | D Baker | Herne Bay Infant School, | England & Wales | — |
| 2307023/2020 | 11 October 2025 | M Fenning | Aylesham Primary Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306904/2020 | 11 October 2025 | S Payne | Birchington Primary Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306510/2020 | 11 October 2025 | C Thompson | Eythorne Elvington Com Primary (comm) Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306368/2020 | 11 October 2025 | N Wilcher | Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 2306357/2020 | 11 October 2025 | M Barkes | Margate, Holy Trinity And St John's Church Of England Primary School Kent County Council | England & Wales | — |
| 6000592/2025 | 10 October 2025 | Mr Joshua Thompson | MXTreality Limited | England & Wales | £4,782 |
| 6022057/2025 | 10 October 2025 | Mr J L Mullen | Henson Property Northumberland Limited | England & Wales | £1,343 |
| 2302260/2022 | 10 October 2025 | Mr T Ahmad | First Central Service UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6015082/2025 | 10 October 2025 | Ms C Rheinhard | Volac International Ltd. | England & Wales | — |
| 6016469/2025 | 10 October 2025 | N Thomas | Clockworks Steakhouse Ltd | England & Wales | £252 |
| 2302196/2023 | 10 October 2025 | Mr R Ford | The Board of Governors of Sherwood Park School | England & Wales | — |
| 3313417/2023 | 10 October 2025 | Mr J Prince | Darel Richards | England & Wales | £1,065 |
| 6014508/2025 | 9 October 2025 | Mrs J Smith | Consult Group Limited | England & Wales | £553 |
| 3312072/2024 | 9 October 2025 | Mrs L Yacomine | ACS Group Service Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 8001050/2025 | 9 October 2025 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001050/2025 Held in Aberdeen on September 2025 Employment Judge N M Hosie Dr J Sim | Represented by Mr C Harrington, Solicitor Highland Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 6006273/2025 | 9 October 2025 | Mrs Rachel Woodward (née Emerson) | Park View Day Nursery Limited | England & Wales | £9,771 |
| 6015922/2024 | 9 October 2025 | E Collyer | Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | England & Wales | £2,610 |
| 6021933/2024 | 9 October 2025 | Mr Rose | Pimlico Plumbers Ltd HELD AT: London South (by CVP) | England & Wales | £0 |
| 3201110/2023 | 9 October 2025 | Mr K Rel | L & K Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 8002072/2025 | 8 October 2025 | Mr A Bruce | QH Property Company Limited | Scotland | £6,805 |
| 4113198/2014 | 8 October 2025 | Number: 4113198/2014 Miss J Davie | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 4113212/2014 | 8 October 2025 | Number: 4113212/2014 Ms S Gillespie | Falkirk Council | Scotland | — |
| 1600113/2025 | 8 October 2025 | Ms Lorna Hughes | Dr Huw Perry | England & Wales | £21,707 |
| 1600415/2025 | 8 October 2025 | Ms A M Jones | Bee Property Services Ltd. HELD AT: Wrexham by CVP | England & Wales | £835 |
| 6001791/2025 | 8 October 2025 | Mr. P Bleach | Lainston Partners Limited | England & Wales | £14,472 |
| 3302594/2025 | 8 October 2025 | Mr T Read | Lockmasters Mobile (National Accounts) Ltd | England & Wales | £25,438 |