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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3332621/2018 | 31 January 2019 | Mr LZ Budavari | Falck UK Ambulance Service Limited (medical Services Ltd) | England & Wales | — |
| 1304328/2018 | 30 January 2019 | Mr I Birins | R1 Tesco Stores Limited R2 Tesco Stores Ltd Payroll Team | England & Wales | — |
| 1600397/2016 | 30 January 2019 | Miss EC Thompson | The Vale of Glamorgan Council (2R) | England & Wales | — |
| 2303187/2018 | 30 January 2019 | Mr John Cayley | Mr Barry Whitehead | England & Wales | £1,065 |
| 4105002/2018 | 30 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105002/2018 Ms C Burns | NHS Greater Glasgow And Clyde | Scotland | — |
| 4107037/2013 | 30 January 2019 | Mr A Aitken & others | Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2500044/2018 | 29 January 2019 | X First | Y Second Respondent: Z | England & Wales | — |
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 |
| 4123318/2018 |
| 29 January 2019 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123318/2018 Miss E Gul |
| Two Palms Hotels And Events Ltd |
| Scotland |
| £1,032 |
| 4123036/2018 | 29 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123036/2018 Mr S Clement | Certus Inspection Services Ltd | Scotland | £4,618 |
| 1811216/2018 | 29 January 2019 | In person | NJ Autos Ltd and others | England & Wales | £6,273 |
| 4120207/2018 | 28 January 2019 | — | Quirepace Ltd: S/4120207/2018 | Scotland | — |
| 4107602/2017 | 28 January 2019 | Mrs J Shanks | Represented by: Ms A Martin - Legal Representative Ross Fire Protection Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3333021/2018 | 28 January 2019 | Mr B Duran | — | England & Wales | £4,211 |
| 1303216/2018 | 28 January 2019 | In person For the | Mr D Brown, Director | England & Wales | £160 |
| 2201166/2019 | 27 January 2019 | Mr J Dawson | Cabinet Office | England & Wales | — |
| 3200907/2017 | 26 January 2019 | Mr J Cole | A-Z Dry Cleaners Ltd | England & Wales | £2,398 |
| 2417178/2018 | 26 January 2019 | Mr J Stanley | Darren Jones and Mathew Jones t/a Pillowtalk | England & Wales | — |
| 1600609/2018 | 25 January 2019 | Ms S Miller | Velindre University NHS Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 2303410/2018 | 25 January 2019 | Mr J Parsons | Peter Webb (Trading As Pcw Services) | England & Wales | — |
| 1405152/2018 | 25 January 2019 | Miss T Russ | Monty's Bar And Restaurant Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2403319/2018 | 24 January 2019 | Mr Z Saleh | Viking Consultancy UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122123/2018 | 24 January 2019 | Miss A Howie | RBG Security Solutions Ltd | Scotland | £106 |
| 4103531/2018 | 24 January 2019 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: S/4103531/2018 Mr R Crichton | Limited (in Liquidation) | Scotland | — |
| 4122740/2018 | 24 January 2019 | Mr Jim McPhail | Represented by: Mr D Hutchison - Solicitor Murchland Construction Ltd | Scotland | £693 |
| 3333321/2018 | 24 January 2019 | In person For the | Miss Randall, HR Officer | England & Wales | — |
| 2207264/2017 | 23 January 2019 | Mr O | A Akinosho AND London Borough of Camden | England & Wales | — |
| 2300389/2018 | 23 January 2019 | — | LCM Scrap Company Ltd | England & Wales | £5,743 |
| 4104880/2018 | 23 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4104880/2018 Mr R Cooper | Represented by: Mr M Briggs - Solicitor S & G Aberdeen Limited | Scotland | — |
| 1301995/2019 | 23 January 2019 | Miss A Williams | High Speed Two (HS2) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4123554/2018 | 23 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123554/2018 Mr S Steele | Michael Burnett Garage Services Ltd | Scotland | £621 |
| 2200417/2017 | 22 January 2019 | Mrs S Chan, Counsel (until 27 February 2018) In Person (from 27 February 2018) For | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3304673/2018 | 22 January 2019 | Mr O Wells | And Mellwood Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4122300/2018 | 21 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122300/2018 Mr I Daniels | Cracklin Rosie Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3305135/2018 | 21 January 2019 | Mr Philip Best | Mr Daniel Russell | England & Wales | £3,920 |
| 4123611/2018 | 21 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4123611/2018 Mrs K Brown | Mr Kevin Edward Gray / Proclean ( 2017 ) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3200410/2017 | 21 January 2019 | Mr S Althaf | Southend University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | £3,000 |
| 1405128/2018 | 21 January 2019 | Mr C Thorne | Autobet Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4111131/2019 | 20 January 2019 | (sitting alone)10 Ms N Aden | Represented by Mr G Loughrey Solicitor Ace Cleaning Services | Scotland | — |
| 1810633/2018 | 18 January 2019 | Mr S Holborn (solicitor) For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4116440/2018 | 18 January 2019 | Mr M Jurzynski | Farne & Salmon Trout Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2303141/2017 | 18 January 2019 | Mr E Macdonald, Counsel For the 1st | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4121955/2018 | 17 January 2019 | Mr M Baty | Asda Stores Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4121330/2018 | 17 January 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121330/2018 Mr J Hope | Represented by: Mr R Lawson, Solicitor Fuel Transport Solutions Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4112767/2018 | 17 January 2019 | Mr Paul Hamilton | Mr Alan McLean | Scotland | £908 |
| 3202463/2018 | 16 January 2019 | Mr L Lewis | Walsham Chalet Park Ltd – In Administration | England & Wales | £18,375 |
| 3306972/2018 | 16 January 2019 | Mr O Grundstein | Bobtrade Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 4120982/2018 | 16 January 2019 | Ms N O’Toole | Clydeview Care Home Ltd | Scotland | £1,092 |
| 3300163/2014 | 16 January 2019 | Mr M Clarke | Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2303646/2017 | 16 January 2019 | Mr J McKenzie | Mears Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2374916/2011 | 16 January 2019 | Mr Stephenson - Counsel For the | Mr Smith – Counsel | England & Wales | — |