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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401264/2024 | 29 April 2025 | Mr R Bruford | Daisy Corporate Services Trading Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2407383/2024 | 29 April 2025 | Miss S Halliwell | MKDJLW1 Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,350 |
| 2200827/2024 | 29 April 2025 | Miss M Abraham | Lapérouse England Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3302628/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Ms R Perera | Jamie Briggs Removals and Storage Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6018111/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Miss Y Davies | Rase VS Limited t/a Rase Veterinary Centre | England & Wales | £1,979 |
| 2403513/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mr B Morris | Engineering Systems Design (Group) Limited And by way of respondent’s contract claim | England & Wales | £2,384 |
| 6012127/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Harriet Elvidge | Coventry University Higher Education Corporation CU Social Enterprise CIC Paul Noon |
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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| 2403490/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mr R Murphy | Governing Body of Sutton Green Primary School | England & Wales | — |
| 6021691/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mr Thomas Daly | Leetent Ltd | England & Wales | £7,950 |
| 3301600/2023 | 28 April 2025 | Mr M Derlukiewicz | Iceni Home Improvements Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3311800/2023 | 28 April 2025 | Mr A Arkell | The Tipsy Vegan Limited | England & Wales | £233 |
| 6007313/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Peter Nicholson | Supreme CBD Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2401136/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mr J Masele | Sodexo Limited CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 Under the provisions of | England & Wales | £6,550 |
| 6015148/2025 | 28 April 2025 | N J Baerselman Le Gros | Barkers (cambridge) Ltd | England & Wales | £13,068 |
| 3311806/2023 | 28 April 2025 | Miss S Krusel | The Tipsy Vegan Limited | England & Wales | £1,266 |
| 3311795/2023 | 28 April 2025 | Miss A M Binnington | The Tipsy Vegan Limited | England & Wales | £1,307 |
| 1604428/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mrs M Kinyenze | Saanie Medical Services Limited | England & Wales | £1,208 |
| 6002993/2025 | 28 April 2025 | Miss T Bailiss | Geoffrey Hill & Co | England & Wales | £44,923 |
| 6019420/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Dr Theodosios Kontozoglou | Medilink Consulting Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2303860/2024 | 28 April 2025 | Mr T Pearson | Africa Professional Services Group Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £83,994 |
| 3300129/2025 | 28 April 2025 | Miss N ELLIS | Steve Hussey & Pauleen Hume | England & Wales | — |
| 3304022/2022 | 28 April 2025 | Mrs E Vidler | Your Choice (Barnet) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2203428/2025 | 27 April 2025 | Kamyar Delkhosh Navaz | Formax Credit (UK) Limited | England & Wales | £32,028 |
| 6022817/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Mr O Palin | The Weaver’s Whistle Ltd | England & Wales | £2,738 |
| 4105572/2015 | 25 April 2025 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105572/2015 Miss C McLean | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 3306108/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Mr M Cleaver | Peterborough Bakery Limited | England & Wales | £16,435 |
| 3305331/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Mr D Enogiomwan | Complete Restaurant Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6020443/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Miss Brenda Kuture | Efficiency Health and Home Care Services Limited Hearing: Public Hearing | England & Wales | £4,546 |
| 4105554/2015 | 25 April 2025 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4105554/2015 Mr V Donaldson | Midlothian Council | Scotland | — |
| 6018772/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Mr J Levy | BLL Holdings Limited | England & Wales | £64,423 |
| 3306130/2023 | 25 April 2025 | — | Bompai v Henry Construction Projects Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1406152/2023 | 25 April 2025 | Miss G Brown | Benjamin’s Bar and Bistro Ltd | England & Wales | £2,149 |
| 3306533/2024 | 25 April 2025 | Ms C Cardy | Complete Contracts Ltd | England & Wales | £7,126 |
| 3309317/2023 | 24 April 2025 | — | Buon Appetito Reading Ltd | England & Wales | £2,890 |
| 3310638/2023 | 24 April 2025 | Miss I Buck | Colombia Rose Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1306465/2024 | 24 April 2025 | No appearance For the | Miss S Kaur (lay representative) | England & Wales | £3,455 |
| 1401448/2025 | 24 April 2025 | Miss J Bond | Property Krowd Limited | England & Wales | £1,594 |
| 3300325/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Mr C Damian | Sabah Arif | England & Wales | £2,167 |
| 2303374/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Mr S M Zikri | 1) Fine & Country Richmond Ltd 2) The Agency Group – TAG Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3303890/2023 | 24 April 2025 | Miss D Greenwood | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £24,443 |
| 3303891/2023 | 24 April 2025 | Miss J Garrad | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £13,552 |
| 8002237/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Mr T McCabe | St Choice Horse Supplies Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6011472/2025 | 24 April 2025 | Mr l Wolfe | Charles Goodwin | England & Wales | £12,375 |
| 6006967/2024 | 24 April 2025 | In person For the | Ms K Duffy, HR Manager | England & Wales | — |
| 3303892/2023 | 24 April 2025 | Mr P Taylor | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £50,974 |
| 3300003/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Mr D Dewgarde | Mussett Aerospace Ltd (In Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2600175/2025 | 24 April 2025 | Dr A Ghadar | Dermal Diagnostics Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £14,117 |
| 6011960/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Hajara Begum | Serenity Integrated Care Limited | England & Wales | £2,700 |
| 6013575/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Alison Ames | Ultrasafe UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 3201212/2024 | 24 April 2025 | Miss T Royal | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | England & Wales | — |