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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100248/2019 | 5 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100248/2019 Mrs L Hutchison | Markinch Limited T/A Banners House | Scotland | £2,381 |
| 1303624/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Mr R Donson | Central Midland Laboratories | England & Wales | £68 |
| 3335184/2018 | 5 March 2019 | Miss J Kosicka | Blue Inc Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4121082/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121082/2018 Mr R Watson | Jfd | Scotland | — |
| 4118267/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118267/2018 Miss S Phillips | Greene King Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2601383/2018 | 4 March 2019 | Mr D Beaumont | Kemin UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4122082/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122082/2018 Mr W Skinner | The Waterfront Hotel | Scotland | — |
| 4123615/2018 |
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 |
| 4 March 2019 |
| (sitting alone)15 Mr S Greenan |
| S&K Heating Ltd |
| Scotland |
| £895 |
| 4123042/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123042/2018 Mrs H Davidson | Jacks Ellon Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 4123774/2018 | 4 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123774/2018 Mr J Reid | Ambius (Rentokil Initial) | Scotland | — |
| 2401750/2019 | 4 March 2019 | Mr J Fulham | Ms Marie Rimmer | England & Wales | — |
| 2302302/2017 | 3 March 2019 | Miss Carol Smith | Amalgamated Euro Products UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4121877/2018 | 3 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121877/2018 Mrs R Changwe | Mitie Limited st | Scotland | — |
| 4112592/2018 | 2 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112592/2018 Ms A Monaghan | Elmwood Nursery Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1601705/2018 | 2 March 2019 | (1) Mr G Finding (2) Mr G Purnell (3) Mr K Storey | Goldfinch Developments Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2302762/2018 | 1 March 2019 | Ms J Stuart | One World (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3319589/2019 | 1 March 2019 | In person For the | Ragoonauth v HP Jung (Beaconsfield) Ltd | England & Wales | £2,621 |
| 4100321/2019 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100321/2019 Mr C Cooke | Global Rugby Network Limited | Scotland | £2,588 |
| 2302917/2017 | 1 March 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4123791/2018 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123791/2018 Ms S Gavin | Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100305/2019 | 1 March 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100305/2019 Mr B Volschenk | Sweeney Hotels Ltd | Scotland | £3,275 |
| 4107750/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr C Smith | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107755/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr N Stewart | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107759/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr C Tedeschi | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107758/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr G Straws | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107746/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr A Russell | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107743/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr K Ronnie | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4107751/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr P Smith | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1304532/2018 | 28 February 2019 | In person For the 1st | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4104468/2018 | 28 February 2019 | A Kemp Members: Mrs S Taylor Ms V Lockhart Mr W Allan | Represented by:15 Mr D McGregor Lay Representative Mr N Buchan | Scotland | £32,692 |
| 4100027/2019 | 28 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100027/2019 Mr D Hart | Newmarket Ltd | Scotland | £3,399 |
| 4107745/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr G Ross | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 1405191/2018 | 28 February 2019 | Miss G Norey | Jazz Hair & Beauty | England & Wales | — |
| 4107762/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr L Tunn | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4108639/2018 | 28 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4108639/2018 Mr M Corrance | Cordia (Services) LLP | Scotland | — |
| 4100037/2019 | 28 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100037/2019 Miss R Campbell | S Group | Scotland | £744 |
| 4107756/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Mr M Stewart | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4111911/2018 | 28 February 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4111911/2018 Mr G Watson | Represented by: Mr R Lawson Solicitor Tayside Public Transport Company Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4107765/2014 | 28 February 2019 | Ms E Ward | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 3331220/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Mr M. Zaib | Capita Group/Tascor E and D Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4104721/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Atack Miss F Morrison | Represented by: Mr M Dempsey - Solicitor Laura Dewar | Scotland | — |
| 2602341/2018 | 27 February 2019 | Ms J Williams | The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs | England & Wales | — |
| 4121887/2018 | 27 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121887/2018 Mr J Oneill | Lothian Insulation Scotland Limited (in liquidation) st | Scotland | — |
| 4123428/2018 | 26 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123428/2018 Mr A Carboni | Carlo Andreucetti | Scotland | £1,752 |
| 4121524/2018 | 26 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121524/2018 Miss S Quick | Scottish Rugby Union Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4123191/2018 | 26 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123191/2018 Mr J Nelson | Clydesdale Bank plc | Scotland | — |
| 3305180/2018 | 26 February 2019 | Ms L Ashbrook | CA Technologies R&D Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300301/2018 | 26 February 2019 | Mr C Bejan | STF London Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4106891/2017 | 25 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106891/2017 & 4107544/17 Held in Edinburgh Employment Judge d'Inverno Mr C Duffy | Represented by: Unrepresented Smart Property Management And Lettings Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4123629/2018 | 25 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123629/2018 Mr J McCarthy | Emtec Facility Services Ltd | Scotland | — |