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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4102193/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102193/2018 Mr H Grothuis | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102200/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102200/2018 Miss N Gibson | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102187/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102187/2018 Mr B George | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102197/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102197/2018 Mr L Sinanoglou | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102189/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102189/2018 Mr C Graham | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102198/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102198/2018 Mr L Donnelly | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 2206956/2018 | 18 September 2018 | Mr S Brittenden, counsel For the |
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 |
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| 4102195/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102195/2018 Mr K Sharpe | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4102188/2018 | 18 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102188/2018 Mr C Kuchipudi | Datalytics Technology (in liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4110824/2018 | 17 September 2018 | — | Xel Manufacturing Services Ltd | Scotland | £12,629 |
| 4103458/2018 | 17 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4103458/2018 Mrs Lisa Simpson | Paul Carracher | Scotland | £910 |
| 4103644/2017 | 17 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103644/2017 Ms Y Marshall | Greenhill P.O Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4103861/2018 | 15 September 2018 | Mr Craig Baillie | Mark Ward - Power Cellular | Scotland | £1,213 |
| 4109510/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109510/2018 Mr A Hewitt | Dumfries & Galloway Council | Scotland | — |
| 4112643/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112643/2018 Mrs B Croce | Conocophillips (U.K.) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4112605/2018 | 14 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112605/2018 Mr S Nimmo | BaxterStorey Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4108908/2018 | 13 September 2018 | Mr H Whitley | Xel Manufacturing Services Ltd | Scotland | £16,324 |
| 2420805/2017 | 13 September 2018 | Mr G Yagomba (friend) | Mr Mills, company director, for all three respondents | England & Wales | £22,411 |
| 1401881/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr J Jennings | The Croft Residential Home | England & Wales | — |
| 1401729/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr M Ellis | Ecotricity Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401693/2017 | 12 September 2018 | Mrs L White | Arriva Transport Solutions Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1401815/2018 | 12 September 2018 | Mr C Smith | IPSOS Mori UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1303317/2017 | 10 September 2018 | In Person For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1401686/2017 | 10 September 2018 | Mr R Cox | Direct Response Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4112538/2018 | 10 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112538/2018 Mrs D Dabrowa | Pure Cleaning (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | £2,091 |
| 1401385/2018 | 7 September 2018 | Mr. F. Mazzapica | M Restaurants Limited | England & Wales | £399 |
| 1303155/2018 | 7 September 2018 | in person For the | Mr D Bansal (Solicitor) The | England & Wales | — |
| 1401508/2018 | 7 September 2018 | Miss E Squires | North Bristol NHS Trust | England & Wales | £1,990 |
| 4111154/2018 | 6 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111154/2018 Miss A Phillips | Heritage Portfolio Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1601045/2018 | 6 September 2018 | Mr Mark Arthur | Fabcraft Engineering Limited | England & Wales | £2,113 |
| 1600951/2017 | 6 September 2018 | Mr A Pitts | Rural Retreats & Leisure Ltd | England & Wales | £27,907 |
| 4103362/2018 | 6 September 2018 | Miss Z Brunton | St Class Care | Scotland | — |
| 1600736/2018 | 6 September 2018 | Mr Jack Williams | Fabcraft Engineering Limited | England & Wales | £891 |
| 4117025/2018 | 5 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4117025/2018 Mr J Brolly | Department for Work and Pensions | Scotland | — |
| 1401558/2018 | 5 September 2018 | Mr D Slaughter | ESG Security Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4111918/2018 | 5 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111918/2018 Mr BM McIlroy | Dell Technologies | Scotland | — |
| 4109285/2018 | 4 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4109285/2018 Mr E Pekgoz | Colin Smith Decorating Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4113336/2018 | 4 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113336/2018 Mr D Gray | Serco Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3400529/2017 | 4 September 2018 | Mr S Swanson, Solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1601065/2017 | 4 September 2018 | Mr N McHugh | Airbus Operations Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2302537/2018 | 4 September 2018 | — | Tone Scaffolding Services Ltd | England & Wales | £500 |
| 2601125/2018 | 3 September 2018 | Mr ZH Patel | Goodwood Islamic Centre | England & Wales | — |
| 4100363/2018 | 3 September 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100363/2018 Mrs N Wilson | Cordia (Services) LLP | Scotland | — |
| 3202336/2018 | 3 September 2018 | Mr A. Carter of Counsel For 3rd, 4th & 5th Claimants: Mr P. Kerfoot of Counsel For the 1st & 2nd | No representative; written representations For the 3rd Respondent: n/a | England & Wales | — |
| 2300247/2018 | 31 August 2018 | Mrs A Vethanayagam | Quo Vadis Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1600615/2017 | 29 August 2018 | Ms J.B. Bartlett (1) Ms. D.J. Davies (2) | The Committee for the time being of Radnor Valley Little Dragons | England & Wales | £11,477 |
| 4112075/2018 | 29 August 2018 | Mr J Marr | Xel Manufacturing Services Ltd | Scotland | £15,790 |
| 4101542/2017 | 29 August 2018 | Mr. L. Sanderson | Stena Line PTE Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4112579/2018 | 27 August 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112579/2018 Mr C McLoone | William Hill plc | Scotland | — |
| 4112539/2018 | 27 August 2018 | Miss G Mahikal | Oceanic Hair and Beauty Studios | Scotland | £366 |