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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 20,823 decided unlawful deduction from wages claims. These cases name 28,365 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Upheld | 15,817 | 62% |
| Dismissed | 5,006 | 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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3310884/2019 | 28 April 2019 | Mrs F Shamsi | Eir Education | England & Wales | — |
| 1600163/2019 | 27 April 2019 | Ms L Theyer | Gordon Woodbridge | England & Wales | — |
| 1601589/2018 | 27 April 2019 | Mrs M Ken | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602304/2018 | 26 April 2019 | Mr I Develin | Glen Hardy t/a GH Motors | England & Wales | — |
| 4123477/2018 | 26 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123477/2018 Mr D W Tai | Edinburgh Chinese School st | Scotland | — |
| 1801866/2019 | 26 April 2019 | Mr B Marshall | A1 Towbar Systems Limited | England & Wales | £10,783 |
| 2602203/2018 | 26 April 2019 | Miss H Shaw | Kitty Cafe Nottingham Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1304087/2018 | 26 April 2019 | In Person For |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £1,250 |
| 2413663/2018 | 26 April 2019 | Ms J Wood | Mrs S P Markey and Mr P W Markey t/a Flair Hairdressing Salon | England & Wales | — |
| 2602230/2018 | 26 April 2019 | Miss R Beddows | NFT Distribution | England & Wales | — |
| 1303368/2018 | 25 April 2019 | Mr E Gould (Counsel) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3202396/2018 | 25 April 2019 | Miss L Hymans | Titan Integrated Solutions | England & Wales | £757 |
| 4102182/2018 | 25 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102182/2018 Mr M Whitehead | Steven & Jenny Gilchrist T/A Belted | Scotland | — |
| 2300845/2018 | 25 April 2019 | Mr W Noor | TC Facilities Management Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2602835/2018 | 25 April 2019 | Mr R Ebbs and others as per the schedule annexed | Bassetlaw District Council & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1300148/2019 | 24 April 2019 | In Person For the | Mr T Robinson (managing director of the respondent) | England & Wales | — |
| 4103799/2018 | 24 April 2019 | Ms E Boyce | Represented by:- Mr E Cameron – Solicitor Alexa Geddes | Scotland | £278 |
| 4118448/2018 | 24 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Nos: 4118448/2018 & Others (see attached list) Mr S Anderson & Others (see attached list) | Represented by: Mr B McLaughlin Solicitor Grant Westfield Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4122227/2018 | 24 April 2019 | Miss B Jakubczyk st | RDM Polish Food Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3331855/2018 | 23 April 2019 | Mr T Archer | IBM (United Kingdom) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303102/2017 | 23 April 2019 | Miss S Messi | 1, Croydon Logistics Limited 2, Ms Helen Clift 3, Ms Julie Chambers 4, Ms Danielle Small 5, Ms Faye Ansell | England & Wales | — |
| 4103438/2018 | 19 April 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) AT EDINBURGH Judgment of the Tribunal in Case No: S/4103438/2018 Issued Following Continued Open Preliminary Hearing Heard at Edinburgh on th January 2019 Employment Judge: J G d’Inverno, QVRM, TD, VR, WS (Sitting Alone)10 Miss C Jeffcoat | Represented by:- Mr B Shafe, Solicitor Hudson Business Centre Ltd st | Scotland | — |
| 2402158/2019 | 18 April 2019 | Miss D Egerton | Tracey Gibbons trading as TJs Hair and Beauty | England & Wales | £801 |
| 1300397/2019 | 18 April 2019 | Mrs E Morgan | Carers Trust Heart of England Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3306703/2018 | 18 April 2019 | — | Poundland Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100300/2019 | 17 April 2019 | Mr Ross McGhee | Simon Driscoll Consultancy Limited | Scotland | £4,510 |
| 1400129/2019 | 17 April 2019 | Mr C Aforkah | 1) Imperial Cars of Swanwick Limited 2) Imperial Cars (Southampton) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4102854/2019 | 17 April 2019 | 16 B(Scot) Rule judgment on liability, remedy to be determined at a hearing EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102854/2019 Mr S McDonald | Avc Immedia | Scotland | — |
| 4102735/2019 | 17 April 2019 | 16 A (Scot) Rule judgment template (simple) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102735/2019 Mr M McDonald | Urban Cocktails | Scotland | £645 |
| 3334463/2018 | 17 April 2019 | Miss AA Warren | Mr Chris Tearne & Mr D Fisher trading as ‘The Five Bells’ | England & Wales | £1,064 |
| 3305188/2018 | 17 April 2019 | Ms E Domagala | Eunice Artisan Bakery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1400017/2019 | 17 April 2019 | Miss C Jolliff | Mrs R Cross t/a Make Do and Mend | England & Wales | £2,228 |
| 1401077/2019 | 17 April 2019 | Miss DL Fisher | Thorncombe Sports and Social Club | England & Wales | — |
| 2303198/2017 | 16 April 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3200580/2018 | 16 April 2019 | Mr M Waithe | Barts Health NHS Trust | England & Wales | £3,088 |
| 1303978/2018 | 16 April 2019 | Mr A Williams, lay representative For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1300401/2019 | 16 April 2019 | Miss J Thompson | Phil Blowe | England & Wales | — |
| 1305986/2019 | 16 April 2019 | Mr Jones (solicitor) For the | Mr Maratos (consultant) | England & Wales | £4,892 |
| 1404935/2018 | 15 April 2019 | Mr T Orban | CDS Group Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4123722/2018 | 15 April 2019 | Mr I Borrer | 15 Chris McBain | Scotland | £1,085 |
| 1800151/2019 | 15 April 2019 | Miss A Middleton | Minster Law Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1400430/2019 | 15 April 2019 | Mr T Drimusch and | Mrs B Holland trading as the Angel and Station Restaurant | England & Wales | — |
| 4123864/2018 | 15 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123864/2018 Mr C Sked | Castle Security Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3303821/2018 | 15 April 2019 | Mr D Hutcheon, Counsel. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3331983/2018 | 15 April 2019 | No attendance For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601699/2018 | 14 April 2019 | in-person | Mr D Seale, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4100621/2019 | 14 April 2019 | (sitting alone) Mr M Tamburrini | Common Thread Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3200052/2019 | 13 April 2019 | Mr N Javaid | Fitch Ratings Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2601311/2018 | 12 April 2019 | Mr M Evans | Aspin Group Limited (in Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2601586/2018 | 12 April 2019 | Mr A Zabost | Bespoke Fabrications (Derby) Ltd | England & Wales | — |