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Tribunal Watch has indexed 36,993 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 28,668 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| Withdrawn | 2,051 | 8% |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 | 1,965 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3315001/2022 | 11 April 2025 | Mr G Bakacsi | 381 Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6002152/2025 | 11 April 2025 | H Khan | Wine Dining Ltd | England & Wales | £646 |
| 3309373/2023 | 11 April 2025 | Miss T R Megenis-Clarke Respondent 1: Sarah Louise Packwood Respondent 2: Nourish Olney Ltd (dissolved) Respondent 3: Sarah Packwood | S L Packwood and Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2310189/2024 | 11 April 2025 | Mr N Field | WiseUp Events Limited | England & Wales | £80 |
| 3305144/2024 | 11 April 2025 | Mr A Desouza | Dnata Catering UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6017339/2024 | 11 April 2025 | J Pullen | GZL Produce Limited | England & Wales | £4,157 |
| 3313498/2023 | 11 April 2025 | Mr A Robinson | Katta + Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6014250/2024 | 11 April 2025 | Mr J Hriadel | Qardio Europe Ltd |
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 |
| England & Wales |
| £25,491 |
| 2303160/2023 | 11 April 2025 | Case No: 2303160/2023 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Mr J Da Silva | 1) Getronics Services UK Ltd, 2) Intelligence Resource Ltd, 3) Mr A Holmes and 4) Mr J Patel | England & Wales | — |
| 6020099/2024 | 11 April 2025 | Mr P Round | PLSVFX Limited | England & Wales | £21,764 |
| 6008618/2024 | 11 April 2025 | Mr M Yaakoubi | E-Cargobikes.com Ltd | England & Wales | £247 |
| 6012856/2024 | 10 April 2025 | Miss M d l S Rojas Hinchado | Pastan Enterprise Limited | England & Wales | £2,433 |
| 3308908/2023 | 10 April 2025 | Mr M Swain | Jennings Caravan Site Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2306206/2023 | 10 April 2025 | G Hassell | Tesco Stores Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6002322/2024 | 10 April 2025 | Mr M Strong | Magna Services Group Ltd | England & Wales | £2,769 |
| 6016192/2024 | 10 April 2025 | Miss M Belhadj | Victoria Homecare Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £387 |
| 6012404/2025 | 10 April 2025 | Mr C Rumbolt | P5 Creative Build Limited | England & Wales | £2,013 |
| 2204474/2022 | 10 April 2025 | In person For the | — | England & Wales | £2,534 |
| 6002003/2025 | 10 April 2025 | Ms A Diaco | Officine International Limited | England & Wales | £7,806 |
| 6002396/2024 | 10 April 2025 | Mr B Newman | Sirona Care and Health C.I.C. | 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 |
| 3311689/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Ms A Durodola | Emsworth Solutions Ltd | England & Wales | £86 |
| 3305457/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Miss Alice French | Fresh Foods Maystor Ltd (In creditor’s voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 6003261/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Miss M Benavides Cuadra | PATT Foundation Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 6004331/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr A Khan | MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited t/a MTR Elizabeth Line | England & Wales | — |
| 3305423/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr Paul Truby | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 2219445/2024 | 9 April 2025 | in Person For the | Mrs G Williams, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1601061/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Ms H A Brown | Aberdare Pizzas Ltd | England & Wales | £1,403 |
| 6007046/2024 | 9 April 2025 | C Isherwood | Sole Biz Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,312 |
| 3305405/2024 | 9 April 2025 | Mr D Jamieson | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | 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 |
| 6016339/2024 | 9 April 2025 | — | Buneanu v York Cocoa Works | England & Wales | £536 |
| 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 |
| 1602356/2023 | 8 April 2025 | Mrs B John Ms D Davies | Michael Evans | England & Wales | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8002073/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Ms G Cassels | Envirosan Limited | Scotland | — |
| 3305410/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr J Wiseman | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 3305412/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss Olivia Farris | Fresh Foods Maystor Ltd (In creditor’s voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £771 |
| 3305403/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss E Jamieson | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 6020171/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr M. Abbott | 1 Financing Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4106672/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr W Balmer | Represented by Mr J Dennis CAS Representative Stewartry Rollershutter & Garage Doors Ltd | Scotland | £8,415 |
| 3305407/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Miss K Fox | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 6001244/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr Alex Reading | Recruitment Mergers Limited | England & Wales | £2,052 |
| 6017013/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Dr Simon Jones | Scholars School System, Part of UK Curriculum Accreditation Body | England & Wales | — |
| 3305400/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mrs C Himi | Fresh Foods Maystor Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under | England & Wales | — |
| 2303380/2024 | 8 April 2025 | Mr Slah Ayadi | Whitbread Group plc By CVP | England & Wales | — |
| 6011883/2025 | 7 April 2025 | O Gazit Shalev | Selina Management Company UK Ltd | England & Wales | £24,731 |
| 2603352/2023 | 7 April 2025 | Mrs M Dreher | Mr H Rusin | England & Wales | — |