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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2303264/2017 | 5 April 2019 | Ms S Tar | Lensbury Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4122844/2018 | 5 April 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122844/2018 Preliminary Hearing Held at Portree on March 2019 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Mrs Clare Stones | Civil Nuclear Police Authority | Scotland | — |
| 3335326/2018 | 4 April 2019 | In person. For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2303036/2018 | 4 April 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | £140 |
| 4101097/2019 | 4 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101097/2019 Mrs H Davidson | Sweeney Hotels Ltd T/a Shieldhill Castle Hotel | Scotland | £3,320 |
| 4113344/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Tribunal Members: Mr R McPherson and Mr A McMillan Mr D S Heenan | Innseagan House Hotel Limited t/a Innseagan | Scotland | £842 |
| 2304549/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr N Daniels | Coaches Excetera | England & Wales | £2,900 |
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 |
| 4100652/2019 |
| 3 April 2019 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100652/2019 Mr D Watson |
| Healthcare Environmental Services Limited (in compulsory liquidation) |
| Scotland |
| — |
| 1800861/2019 | 3 April 2019 | Mr M Zaniewski | Kris Couriers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3331854/2018 | 3 April 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £1,019 |
| 3305285/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr J T Whyte | South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit | England & Wales | — |
| 2417965/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr G Alborino | Italian Catering Concept Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4114084/2015 | 3 April 2019 | — | Fornette Bistro 2 Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1600157/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr A Ellaway | Vale Sports Arena | England & Wales | £10,150 |
| 1403791/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Mr D Spooner | Stephenson’s National Window Cleaning Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £990 |
| 4123879/2018 | 3 April 2019 | A Kemp (sitting alone) Mr Fraser Simpson | Deeside Inns Limited | Scotland | £542 |
| 2418162/2018 | 3 April 2019 | Miss E Cavananagh | NWA Cleaning Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4122848/2018 | 3 April 2019 | (sitting alone) Mr S Forrester | No appearance and No representation Gordon Strang & others | Scotland | — |
| 1303330/2018 | 2 April 2019 | Miss R Savage | The White Rooms Limited | England & Wales | £815 |
| 2300262/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Ms Lucy Bolton | Surrey Prime Residential Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2600568/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Mr C Archer | Forterra Building Products Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122579/2018 | 2 April 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122579/2018 Hearing at Edinburgh on April 2019 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Ms J Wang | Wangping Travel Limited | Scotland | £1,906 |
| 2600559/2019 | 2 April 2019 | Mrs Martine Deans Ms Paula Hind | Atul Laddha t/a A & S Dental Sumit Singh t/a A & S Dental | England & Wales | £6,259 |
| 1300823/2018 | 2 April 2019 | Mrs W Harris | -v- OCS Group UK Limited FINAL MERITS HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4102587/2019 | 2 April 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102587/2019 Mr A Rodden | Guard Master UK | Scotland | £160 |
| 2203778/2019 | 1 April 2019 | Mr F Magennis (Direct Access Barrister) For the | ISS Facility Services Limited | England & Wales | £1,115 |
| 2417935/2018 | 1 April 2019 | Mr J Tyrell | Servico Ind Ltd | England & Wales | £1,309 |
| 3305055/2020 | 31 March 2019 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2602141/2017 | 30 March 2019 | Mr Gordon of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3325880/2017 | 30 March 2019 | Mr Otchie (Counsel) For the | Mr Spiro (Lay representative and owner of respondent) PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 4123803/2018 | 29 March 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123803/2018 Ms J Sim | Group Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4121039/2018 | 29 March 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121039/2018 Hearing at Edinburgh on March 2019 Employment Judge: M A Macleod (sitting alone) Serge Cornu | The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3335361/2018 | 29 March 2019 | Mr A Garas | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1600099/2019 | 29 March 2019 | (1) Mr M Jamroz (2) Miss I Toporek (3) Mr M Koziol (4) Mr C Grudnik (5) Mr B Koziol (6) Mr A Koziol (7) Mr W Kubak | TLSC London Ltd | England & Wales | £1,050 |
| 2403270/2018 | 28 March 2019 | Mr M Hollis | Stone Brook Builders Limited | England & Wales | £1,080 |
| 1400774/2019 | 28 March 2019 | Miss S Wilce | Astons Management International Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4100703/2019 | 28 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100703/2019 Mr K Mirzaie | Fryer Tucks (Scotland) Limited | Scotland | £1,333 |
| 2206207/2018 | 28 March 2019 | Mr J Ollivierre | Cabinet Office | England & Wales | — |
| 3202343/2018 | 28 March 2019 | Mrs I Rizq | Greenmantle Care Home Limited | England & Wales | £1,500 |
| 3202404/2018 | 28 March 2019 | Mr C Chaplin | Capitalusm Limited | England & Wales | £2,275 |
| 4122617/2018 | 27 March 2019 | Ms Laurette Leach | Limited trading as | Scotland | — |
| 4123498/2018 | 27 March 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123498/2018 Open Preliminary Hearing Held in Edinburgh on March 2019 Employment Judge: E J Bell (Sitting Alone) Mr S Martin | , Mother Install Scotland | Scotland | — |
| 4113105/2018 | 27 March 2019 | (sitting alone) Miss O Nowicki | Skin Scotland Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2602088/2017 | 27 March 2019 | Mr B Russ | Custom Insulation Services Limited | England & Wales | £1,400 |
| 1810534/2018 | 26 March 2019 | Mr Frew, counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301019/2018 | 26 March 2019 | In person For the | Mr Perry – Counsel Interpreter: Ms A Delgardo | England & Wales | — |
| 2303628/2018 | 26 March 2019 | Mr. B. Alsaadi | Astral Property Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4102496/2019 | 26 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102496/2019 Mr G Murdie | Frontline Construction Ltd | Scotland | £1,673 |
| 3201615/2017 | 26 March 2019 | Mrs M Barrell | The Commissioner of the Metropolis | England & Wales | — |
| 3307445/2018 | 25 March 2019 | Mr A Reed Claimant: Mr R Reed | Thorney Golf Club Limited | England & Wales | — |