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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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301018/2018 | 14 December 2018 | Miss S Boner | Capita Business Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4118256/2018 | 14 December 2018 | (sitting alone) Mr A Smillie | ABEXX Limited | Scotland | £4,177 |
| 2411982/2018 | 14 December 2018 | Mrs S Kaur | Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1302960/2018 | 14 December 2018 | In person For the | Mr A. Johnston- Counsel | England & Wales | — |
| 4108899/2018 | 13 December 2018 | Mrs J Stoddart | - Solicitor Garrion Bridges Garden Centre Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4121245/2018 | 13 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121245/2018 Mr N Sethi | Stockbridge Indian Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1301241/2018 | 13 December 2018 | Mr D N Murphy | The Oyster Partnership | England & Wales | — |
| 1301111/2018 |
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 |
| 13 December 2018 |
| In person For the |
| — |
| England & Wales |
| £735 |
| 1403172/2018 | 13 December 2018 | Mr A Butcher | Work Experience Ltd | England & Wales | £3,153 |
| 2414871/2018 | 12 December 2018 | Mr J McCarton | Gerrards Of Swinton Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4117102/2018 | 12 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4117102/2018 Mr S Slater | Represented by: Ms A Bowman, Solicitor Sodexo Remote Sites Scotland Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2411489/2018 | 12 December 2018 | Mr K Mallon | Future Directions CIC | England & Wales | — |
| 4112610/2018 | 12 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112610/2018 Mr M Littler | R J Blasting (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1303484/2018 | 11 December 2018 | Ms F Ajaz | Candice Hem | England & Wales | — |
| 2410841/2018 | 11 December 2018 | Mrs A Patel | Asda Stores Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600507/2017 | 11 December 2018 | - IN PERSON FOR THE | - Ms M Sangster (solicitor) | England & Wales | — |
| 4112473/2018 | 11 December 2018 | 69(scot) claim dismissed on withdrawal rule EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4112473/2018 Mr T Rzepniewski | Represented by: Tower Bakery | Scotland | — |
| 4122244/2018 | 10 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122244/2018 Mr S Stewart | M&G Logistics Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4121967/2018 | 10 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121967/2018 Mr P Dobbins | Tracpac Ltd | Scotland | £184 |
| 4122119/2018 | 10 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4122119/2018 Mr J Gardiner | Forth Paving & Landscaping | Scotland | £408 |
| 4112766/2018 | 10 December 2018 | Miss B Catterson | GM Environmentals (Scotland) Ltd | Scotland | £242 |
| 4120144/2018 | 10 December 2018 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4120144/2018 Held in Glasgow on November 2018 Employment Judge: J D Young Miss S Kennedy | No appearance and No representation Preeti Arora T/a The Dental Centre | Scotland | — |
| 1600331/2017 | 8 December 2018 | — | Smaczek (Wrexham) Ltd and Zabka Wrexham Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2201132/2019 | 7 December 2018 | Mr I Sonani | Colonnade (Operator) Ltd | England & Wales | £1,087 |
| 4100459/2018 | 7 December 2018 | McManus Members: Mr McAllister & Mr Alexander Mr J McLaughlin | South Lanarkshire Council | Scotland | — |
| 4121607/2018 | 7 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4121607/2018 Mr P Singh | Stockbridge Indian Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 1600513/2017 | 6 December 2018 | Mr J O'Malley | SHS Integrated Services (Transmission) Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3330916/2018 | 6 December 2018 | Mr J Clutton | Mr Michael Graves | England & Wales | £11,861 |
| 4120186/2018 | 5 December 2018 | (sitting alone) Miss V Kyriacou | Osman Celik | Scotland | £225 |
| 3303974/2018 | 5 December 2018 | Mrs C Higgins | Trevor Wright | England & Wales | — |
| 4104293/2018 | 5 December 2018 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4104293/2018 Held in Glasgow on November 201810 Employment Judge: J D Young Ms Karleen Burke | – Solicitor Bute House Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2201909/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Miss G Pavan | Nicola Greer | England & Wales | — |
| 2602105/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Ms A Knight | Ellen Baker/Margaret Stewart | England & Wales | — |
| 4121808/2018 | 4 December 2018 | Mr Damien Fleming | Hula Bar | Scotland | £716 |
| 1303619/2018 | 3 December 2018 | Mr J Piendak | Mati Bakery Ltd | England & Wales | £400 |
| 4117001/2018 | 3 December 2018 | (sitting alone) Malcolm McGuire | Caledonian MacBrayne Crewing (Guernsey)Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2303524/2019 | 3 December 2018 | Mr N de Silva QC, Counsel For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 4105050/2018 | 3 December 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105050/2018 Mr J McInally | Blyth Utilities Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 2600978/2018 | 3 December 2018 | Mr M Cooper | NIFES Property Limited t/a NIFES Consulting Group | England & Wales | — |
| 1601328/2018 | 30 November 2018 | Miss J Roach | Elizabeth Jenkins & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2200268/2019 | 30 November 2018 | In person For the | Mrs N Willis, director | England & Wales | £1,265 |
| 4120175/2018 | 30 November 2018 | Mr S Whyte | Westgate Farm | Scotland | — |
| 3306882/2018 | 30 November 2018 | Ms. A. Kalra, solicitor For the | Ms. K. Williams, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4118042/2018 | 30 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4118042/2018 Mr S Roudh | Represented by: Mr C Robertson The Royal Bank Of Scotland plc | Scotland | — |
| 4104732/2018 | 29 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104732/2018 Mr S MacDonald | Rye Mac Ltd st | Scotland | — |
| 3304780/2018 | 29 November 2018 | Mrs B Fenton | Dukes Aldridge Academy | England & Wales | — |
| 4107911/2018 | 29 November 2018 | : K Culloch Mrs A Shanahan Mr MD Rezaur Rahman | Common Thread Ltd | Scotland | £650 |
| 4116484/2018 | 29 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4116484/2018 Mr C McDonald | Mary Sweeney Yuill | Scotland | £1,516 |
| 4113330/2018 | 29 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4113330/2018 Mr J Iqbal | Sher Brothers Glasgow Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 4104993/2018 | 28 November 2018 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4104993/2018 Ms L Nixon | Banshee Boudoir Ltd | Scotland | — |