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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303923/2018 | 8 January 2020 | Mr A Jackson | Think Telecom | England & Wales | — |
| 2300401/2019 | 8 January 2020 | Ms Z Slavic | Sole Beauty Limited | England & Wales | £1,462 |
| 2301300/2019 | 8 January 2020 | Mr F Qi | (1 R&F One (UK) Limited (2 Xia Lyu (3 Joao Mestre (4 Charlotte Johnston (5 Shane Taylor (6 Jonathan Cassidy (7 R&F Properties QS (UK) CO Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2414208/2019 | 8 January 2020 | Mr J Pryor | Michael Lacey | England & Wales | — |
| 3201349/2019 | 8 January 2020 | Mr R Alam | Rossmore Hotel Limited | England & Wales | £868 |
| 4113479/2019 | 8 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113479/2019 Ms C Woodman | Roderick Tweedie | Scotland | £4,861 |
| 2502618/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Miss J Edes | Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 4111384/2019 |
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 |
| 7 January 2020 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111384/2019 Ms L Mitchell |
| Mr David Walker, Sophies Sparkle Cleaning Services |
| Scotland |
| £531 |
| 2302271/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr Steven Riche | Fourshore (HOT) Limited | England & Wales | £3,957 |
| 2301910/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mrs Claire Macdonald | Fourshore (HOT) Limited | England & Wales | £3,097 |
| 1601554/2018 | 7 January 2020 | Mrs J Miles | Mr G Hesp and Mrs L Hesp trading as The Great Western Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 2204713/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr M Shah | Colonnade (Operator) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,862 |
| 1806575/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr M Johnson | Humber Bridge Country Hotel Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £591 |
| 4110874/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4110874/2019 Mr J Sweeney | Three Sisters Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1306304/2019 | 7 January 2020 | In person For the | Wildmoor Oak Enterprises | England & Wales | — |
| 4105806/2014 | 7 January 2020 | Ms C McAuley | British Gas Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1801659/2019 | 7 January 2020 | The Claimant did not attend | Harrogate & District Travel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2202941/2019 | 7 January 2020 | — | Belgravia Mews Hotels Ltd | England & Wales | £3,052 |
| 4112549/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112549/2019 Mr G Lawrence | HCI Viocare Clinics UK Limited | Scotland | £6,629 |
| 2416460/2018 | 7 January 2020 | Mr P Broadley | Wren Kitchens Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2503740/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr A Harper | Focus(mdc) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1804238/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr M Cummings | Jodie Whitehead | England & Wales | — |
| 1306060/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Ms A Beckford | Guardian Homes (Midlands) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,466 |
| 3304158/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Ms A Pierscionek | Szampion Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1901208/2013 | 7 January 2020 | Mr C Phillips | Welcomm Communications Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4113000/2019 | 7 January 2020 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113000/2019 Miss L Brands | Ravelston House Ltd | Scotland | £348 |
| 3323990/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr S Afful | R1 (First Respondent) R2 (Second Respondent) London Borough of Haringey (Third Respondent) | England & Wales | — |
| 2302698/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr C Boulter | Trade Start Recruitment | England & Wales | £1,142 |
| 2202426/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Ms L Fisher | Rose Arts and Media Limited At: London Central | England & Wales | £4,911 |
| 1600581/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Miss S Corbin | Prestige Care Pembs Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4106445/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106445/2019 Miss I Alabaster | J & L Leisure Ltd, T/a Whiskers Wine Cafe | Scotland | — |
| 2503832/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr G Reardon | Kyles Legal Practice Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102788/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr W Aldridge | Represented by: In Person Alan Jackson t/a Venture Glasgow | Scotland | £2,367 |
| 1804939/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr S Woodmass | Pts Sa Limited | England & Wales | £627 |
| 2301272/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr J Bliss | Aca Aspvm Group Ltd | England & Wales | £7,473 |
| 2300857/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Did Not Attend – Email sent on 9 December 2019 at 18:36 For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4112263/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112263/2019 Mr S Jenkins | Swift Labour Supplies Ltd | Scotland | £2,700 |
| 4112458/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112458/2019 Mr C Rooney | John Wylie Building Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3331988/2018 | 7 January 2020 | In person For the | Mr W Smith, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1806595/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Miss A Beech | S & L Cake ‘N’ Shake Ltd | England & Wales | £443 |
| 2302388/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mrs S Cheffan & Others | Ariya SK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4111396/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111396/2019 Mrs S Adamson | West Windows Limited | Scotland | £1,357 |
| 4113196/2019 | 7 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113196/2019 Mr K Hindes | Ddp | Scotland | £957 |
| 2302346/2019 | 7 January 2020 | Mr O Olabiyi | Compass Schools Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1301935/2019 | 6 January 2020 | Mr J Heard, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4114133/2019 | 6 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114133/2019 Mr G Stewart | Site Contract Personnel | Scotland | — |
| 4111616/2019 | 6 January 2020 | Mr M Lorusso | Hope Street Lease Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2303232/2019 | 6 January 2020 | Mr EP O’Reilly | Buses ETC UK Ltd | England & Wales | £5,325 |
| 2302677/2019 | 6 January 2020 | Miss S Stevenson | Orbit Energy Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102908/2019 | 6 January 2020 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102908/2019 Mr M Shaw | Represented by: Donna Shaw McDonald's Restaurants Limited | Scotland | — |