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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4104555/2018 | 25 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104555/2018 Mr G Modica | Craig Meiklejohn T/A Meiklejohn Wooden Windows | Scotland | — |
| 4101673/2017 | 25 February 2019 | ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: S/4101673/2017 Issued Following Open Preliminary Hearing Held at Edinburgh on th December 2018 Employment Judge: J G d’Inverno, QVRM, TD, VR, WS (Sitting Alone)10 Ms Kristina Simonsen | Represented by Mr K Sinclair, Lay Representative TNT UK Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1600619/2017 | 23 February 2019 | Mr Manley (Counsel) FOR THE | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1811009/2018 | 23 February 2019 | Mrs H Strawbridge, Solicitor | Mr R Milton, Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 2601766/2018 | 22 February 2019 | Mr L Zmuda | Office Depot International (UK) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4109658/2018 | 22 February 2019 | Members: Elizabeth Farrell Patrick O'Donnell Mrs Angela Dunn | Represented by: Ms D Flannagan - Solicitor West Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | — |
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 |
| 4113183/2018 |
| 22 February 2019 |
| G Woolfson Miss S Mallon |
| Twechar Miners Welfare And Social Club |
| Scotland |
| £1,142 |
| 2302435/2018 | 22 February 2019 | Mr E Chandrakasan | Abellio Transport Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3324481/2017 | 21 February 2019 | Mrs C Owen | (deceased) and R1 – Rogers Auto Factors Limited R2 – Mr Dipen Pattni | England & Wales | — |
| 4100235/2019 | 21 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100235/2019 Mr D Fraser | Healthcare Washroom Services Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1405093/2018 | 21 February 2019 | Miss K Diaz Miss C Fitzgerald Miss M Diaz | Botleigh Grange Hotel and Spa Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302428/2018 | 21 February 2019 | Mr D Percival (Lay Representative) For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301932/2018 | 20 February 2019 | Mr S Benaissa | Morgan Hunt | England & Wales | — |
| 2301038/2018 | 20 February 2019 | Miss K Jones | National Crime Agency | England & Wales | — |
| 4104494/2018 | 20 February 2019 | Members: Ms E Farrell Mr P O’Donnell Ms A McNeill | Represented by: Ms L Neill Solicitor Elite Energy Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2302668/2019 | 20 February 2019 | Mrs L Moses | M1 Fine Art | England & Wales | £633 |
| 2202169/2019 | 20 February 2019 | Mr T Sodipo | Positive Mental Health Ltd | England & Wales | £167 |
| 2602456/2018 | 19 February 2019 | Mr D Martin | Roundleaf Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2602199/2018 | 19 February 2019 | Mr J Freshney First | Auto Colour Solutions Ltd Second Respondent: William Webster | England & Wales | — |
| 1304243/2018 | 19 February 2019 | Mr B Nelson | R1. The Skiers Lodge Limited R2. Easycoach | England & Wales | — |
| 4103392/2018 | 19 February 2019 | — | Mr W Finlayson T/a Finlaysons | Scotland | £16,030 |
| 1811039/2018 | 19 February 2019 | Mrs J Bailey | James Mark Sanderson Mundy's Services Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3334679/2018 | 19 February 2019 | Mr A Watson | The Sports Injury Clinic (cambridge) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600890/2016 | 19 February 2019 | Mr D Shaw | The Intellectual Property Office PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 3201941/2018 | 19 February 2019 | — | Scott v Chigwell School and Mr H Ebden | England & Wales | — |
| 4100023/2019 | 18 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100023/2019 Mr M Mordal | The Hydropathic Hotel Pitlochry Ltd | Scotland | £6,600 |
| 3201731/2018 | 18 February 2019 | Mr HD Saxena | Power Leisure Bookmarkers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4100077/2019 | 18 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100077/2019 Mr G Walker | Colins Tyres | Scotland | £1,976 |
| 4118342/2018 | 18 February 2019 | Mr R Gordon | Represented by: Ms A Buchanan - Solicitor European Circuits Limited | Scotland | £24,042 |
| 2602324/2018 | 18 February 2019 | Mr M Holland | Virtual Motors Ltd | England & Wales | £1,477 |
| 1600490/2018 | 16 February 2019 | Ms T Bond | Mrs J Large trading as Lads’ and Dads’ Barbers | England & Wales | — |
| 2301232/2018 | 15 February 2019 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4123751/2018 | 15 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123751/2018 Mr A MacLeod | Drummonds Limited | Scotland | £1,625 |
| 4123890/2018 | 15 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123890/2018 Mr L Laing | The White Ivy Club Limited | Scotland | £192 |
| 4100052/2019 | 15 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100052/2019 Mr R Barclay | Markinch Ltd/Banners House | Scotland | £1,146 |
| 4123462/2018 | 14 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123462/2018 Mr M Gordon | Solarplicity Utility Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3201682/2018 | 14 February 2019 | In Person For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2401680/2019 | 14 February 2019 | Mr J Bulger | Careermakers Recruitment (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3332108/2018 | 14 February 2019 | Mr Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards, of Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2301056/2018 | 14 February 2019 | Mr C Restrepo | Ramos OCS Group UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106374/2017 | 14 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106374/2017 Mr R Lapsley | Falkirk Community Trust | Scotland | — |
| 4121533/2018 | 13 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121533/2018 Mr R Speirs | BSA Nottingham Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4123488/2018 | 13 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123488/2018 Mr M Cliff | The Jolly Harvester | Scotland | £462 |
| 2400021/2019 | 13 February 2019 | — | Martin v Garvey’s Promenade Hotel | England & Wales | — |
| 4120779/2018 | 13 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4120779/2018 Mr R Speirs | DX Recruitment Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2304169/2017 | 12 February 2019 | Mr S Martins, Legal Executive For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 2303684/2017 | 12 February 2019 | No Attendance For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4118422/2018 | 12 February 2019 | (sitting alone) Lorne Lawson | Lisa McCabe t/a Stardust Doggy Care | Scotland | £2,868 |
| 4118408/2018 | 12 February 2019 | (sitting alone) Linda Milroy | Lisa McCabe t/a Stardust Doggy Care | Scotland | £2,868 |
| 4123457/2018 | 12 February 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123457/2018 Mr JC Wright | Guardmaster (UK) Ltd | Scotland | — |