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Tribunal Watch has indexed 36,975 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 28,655 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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 | 4,283 | |
| 2025 | 3,736 | |
| 2026 | 1,948 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4100179/2017 | 3 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100179/2017 Mr R Ferguson | Russell Building Products Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102505/2016 | 3 May 2017 | Members: Elizabeth Farrell John Hughes Mr Charles McDougall | Represented by: Mr L G Cunningham -15 Advocate UK Border Force | Scotland | — |
| 4100167/2017 | 2 May 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100167/2017 Mr J Craig | Amey Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100558/2017 | 2 May 2017 | L Doherty Mr Ian Aitchison | Stewart Inglis Industrial Painting Ltd | Scotland | £7,099 |
| 2303064/2015 | 2 May 2017 | Mr D Reade QC, counsel For the | Mr O Onibokun, solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 4100482/2017 | 2 May 2017 | L Doherty Mr K Peter | Rustichetto Limited | Scotland | £394 |
| 3328372/2017 | 28 April 2017 | In person For the | Ms J Loombe, in-house representative | 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 |
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| 4100236/2017 | 28 April 2017 | (sitting alone) Miss L MacGregor | BJM Hospitality Ltd | Scotland | £1,669 |
| 4100343/2017 | 27 April 2017 | Mr M Howie | Cable Technology Services Limited Cable Technology Services Limited t/a Cabletec Services st | Scotland | £6,619 |
| 4100224/2017 | 27 April 2017 | R Gall Mrs E McBride | Represented by: Ms A Bennie – Advocate Fraser Pharmacies | Scotland | — |
| 4100503/2017 | 27 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100503/2017 Mr E Jarvie | Specialized Security Guarding Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100383/2017 | 25 April 2017 | Mr T Thomson | Ocean Hair & Beauty Ltd | Scotland | £1,004 |
| 2401257/2017 | 25 April 2017 | Mr Z Ullah | Star Alliance FM Limited | England & Wales | £2,045 |
| 4105280/2016 | 25 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4105280/2016 Mr D Clark | Stork Technical Services (RBG) Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100164/2017 | 25 April 2017 | Mr C Dishington | Moffat Building Services Limited | Scotland | £1,977 |
| 4100420/2017 | 25 April 2017 | Mrs M Milosi | RKM (Scotland) Limited t/a Tapas at Singh`s | Scotland | £6,208 |
| 4100352/2017 | 24 April 2017 | Mr G McCraw | Screw Conveyor Limited | Scotland | £17,489 |
| 4102553/2016 | 24 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Held at Aberdeen Case No: S/4102553/2016 Mr C Durno | Represented by: Mr E Obi - Consultant Fareview Ventures Limited T/a Grampian Accounting | Scotland | — |
| 4100190/2017 | 24 April 2017 | L Doherty Mr T Wood | Data Garage UK Limited | Scotland | £1,584 |
| 4104590/2016 | 21 April 2017 | C Lucas (sitting alone)10 Mr Daniel Muňoz Carrasco | — | Scotland | £390 |
| 4100285/2017 | 20 April 2017 | Mr K Bain | Crown Hotel (Stornoway) Limited | Scotland | £2,324 |
| 4104559/2016 | 20 April 2017 | N M Hosie Miss J Sinclair | Represented by: Mr R Murdanaigum Solicitor Wood Group PSN Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2361802/2013 | 20 April 2017 | — | Quality Solicitors A-Z Law and others | England & Wales | — |
| 4105664/2016 | 20 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4105664/2016 Mrs L Brown | Greater Pollok Enterprise Trust | Scotland | — |
| 4105048/2016 | 20 April 2017 | Ms N Saleem | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4102792/2016 | 20 April 2017 | Members: Mr IC MacFarlane Ms N Bakshi Ms Rosalynn Robertson | Represented by: Mr S Healey Solicitor Blue Sky Autism Project | Scotland | £184 |
| 4100367/2017 | 20 April 2017 | Ms M Watt | Eisca | Scotland | £12,683 |
| 4116279/2014 | 19 April 2017 | Mr T Drysdale | Oceaneering International Services Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100333/2017 | 19 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100333/2017 Miss L Gordon | The City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | — |
| 4100336/2016 | 18 April 2017 | Mr C Chambers | Jaydee Heating Limited (in Administration) | Scotland | — |
| 4100340/2016 | 18 April 2017 | Mr J Hunter | Jaydee Heating Limited (in Administration) | Scotland | — |
| 4100338/2016 | 18 April 2017 | Mr K Brander | Jaydee Heating Limited (in Administration) | Scotland | — |
| 4107499/2014 | 13 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107499/2014 Mr C Richmond | Arrow XL Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4107496/2014 | 13 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107496/2014 Mr W Mollan | Arrow XL Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4114401/2014 | 13 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4114401/2014 Mr A Nesbit | Peel Ports Group | Scotland | — |
| 4100410/2017 | 11 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100410/2017 Mr M Mockford | NHS Highland | Scotland | — |
| 4100196/2014 | 7 April 2017 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100196/2014 & other Mr R Simmonette | & other (See attached schedule) Euromark GB Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2701291/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Mr R Paton | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105724/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Ms E Glen | British Gas Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2701274/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Mr D Mooney | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104957/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Ms L Curran | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104938/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Mr L Anderson | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105000/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Mr D Masih | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105015/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Mr M McGuigan | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4104987/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Mr R Kane | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4105923/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Mr S Russell | British Gas Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2701318/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Mr D Thomson | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 4100342/2017 | 6 April 2017 | Mr A Cerasoli | Chequers Bar & Grill | Scotland | £593 |
| 4104962/2016 | 6 April 2017 | Mr R Docherty | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2701179/2014 | 6 April 2017 | Mr M Brown | British Gas Trading Limited | Scotland | — |