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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3305457/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Miss Alice French | Fresh Foods Maystor Ltd (In creditor’s voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 3311689/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Ms A Durodola | Emsworth Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £86 |
| 1601061/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Ms H A Brown | Aberdare Pizzas Ltd | England & Wales | £1,403 |
| 2219445/2024 | 9 April 2025 | in Person For the | Mrs G Williams, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3311197/2023 | 9 April 2025 | Ms O Gibson | Blueprint Capital Ltd | England & Wales | £8,948 |
| 3312563/2023 | 9 April 2025 | Mr G Bevan | Noordzee Holding Ltd (trading as the Orwell Hotel) | England & Wales | £2,942 |
| 8000492/2025 | 9 April 2025 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000492/2025 Employment Judge: N M Hosie Mr D Murden | G and M Properties Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £1,284 |
| 6003261/2024 |
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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| PATT Foundation Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) |
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| 6007046/2024 | 9 April 2025 | C Isherwood | Sole Biz Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,312 |
| 6004331/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr A Khan | MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited t/a MTR Elizabeth Line | England & Wales | — |
| 3305405/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr D Jamieson | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 3305423/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr Paul Truby | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 6007638/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr Kevin Batterbee | Sedgemoor Community Transport | England & Wales | £5,273 |
| 8000393/2025 | 9 April 2025 | Miss D Kipkoech | Taypark House Hotel | Scotland | £1,167 |
| 6016339/2024 | 9 April 2025 | — | Buneanu v York Cocoa Works | England & Wales | £536 |
| 6020171/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr M. Abbott | 1 Financing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305400/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mrs C Himi | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 1602356/2023 | 8 April 2025 | Mrs B John Ms D Davies | Michael Evans | England & Wales | — |
| 3305412/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss Olivia Farris | Fresh Foods Maystor Ltd (In creditor’s voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £771 |
| 4106672/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr W Balmer | Represented by Mr J Dennis CAS Representative Stewartry Rollershutter & Garage Doors Ltd | Scotland | £8,415 |
| 6001244/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr Alex Reading | Recruitment Mergers Limited | England & Wales | £2,052 |
| 3305401/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss R Truby | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) Secretary of State for Business and Trade CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 2303380/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr Slah Ayadi | Whitbread Group plc By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 8002073/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Ms G Cassels | Envirosan Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3305403/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss E Jamieson | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 6017013/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Dr Simon Jones | Scholars School System, Part of UK Curriculum Accreditation Body | England & Wales | — |
| 3305410/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr J Wiseman | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 3305407/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss K Fox | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 2602060/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Patrick Andrews (1) Kevin Binder (2) Paul Oakley (3) | R Bance & Company Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1300566/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr A M Nunow | Euro Guard EU Solutions Ltd PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 2603352/2023 | 7 April 2025 | Mrs M Dreher | Mr H Rusin | England & Wales | — |
| 4107403/2024 | 7 April 2025 | McMillan | Eskmills Limited | Scotland | — |
| 6008249/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr E Bayley | Quick Serv Limited HELD AT: Liverpool (by CVP) | England & Wales | — |
| 6019794/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr P Brankov | Paragon Staff Limited | England & Wales | £698 |
| 2600180/2025 | 7 April 2025 | Miss N Niculae | I M Knitwear Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6011883/2025 | 7 April 2025 | O Gazit Shalev | Selina Management Company UK Ltd | England & Wales | £24,731 |
| 6005191/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr. E. Gartland | Paton Bros Scaffolding | England & Wales | £506 |
| 1801644/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr R Botha | Blue Crocodile Money Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6007620/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Zak Poyzer | Matthew House Ltd. | England & Wales | £1,339 |
| 3311047/2023 | 7 April 2025 | Mr J Anjaria | Axiom DWFM | England & Wales | — |
| 1304146/2023 | 7 April 2025 | Mr W Miah (in person) For the | Mr I Aimufua (litigation consultant) | England & Wales | £782 |
| 6018751/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr S Asher | 1PhyioUK Limited | England & Wales | £20,037 |
| 6019031/2024 | 7 April 2025 | Mr G Wogan | FM Empire Ltd | England & Wales | £698 |
| 3314428/2022 | 4 April 2025 | Mr P Marszal | Sovereign Recovery (UK)Ltd (In Liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1401357/2022 | 4 April 2025 | Mr Richard Powell, counsel Mr Keir Hirst, solicitor For the | — | England & Wales | — |
| 3310912/2022 | 4 April 2025 | A Bucur (lay representative) For the | A Williams (solicitor, Peninsula) | England & Wales | — |
| 1404031/2022 | 4 April 2025 | Mr M Uddin & 19 others | PJ Bristol Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1809344/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Mrs B A Sargent | Bentley Fencing Limited | England & Wales | £6,370 |
| 2401389/2024 | 4 April 2025 | — | Copelands Transport Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 1809340/2024 | 4 April 2025 | Mr J Underwood | Bentley Fencing Limited | England & Wales | £31,189 |