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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| Withdrawn | 2,044 | 8% |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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400063/2024 | 4 March 2025 | In Person | In Person CONSENT | England & Wales | £2,000 |
| 6012828/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Tanai Kellar-Inniss | Precision Teachers Ltd | England & Wales | £797 |
| 3309351/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr S Rhodes | Green 2 Delivery Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 6017762/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr O Jabbie | All Security Limited | England & Wales | £0 |
| 2600908/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Miss A Rodrigues | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £9,092 |
| 2402742/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr A Matthews | Normantons Catering Technicians Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 6020508/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Ms A Circignaco | Coffee for Envy Heard By: Newcastle Employment Tribunal By: Cloud Video Platform (CVP) | England & Wales | £774 |
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 |
| 3312558/2023 |
| 4 March 2025 |
| Mrs J Joyce |
| Hillview Medical Centre |
| England & Wales |
| £561 |
| 8000161/2025 | 4 March 2025 | Mr R Gibson | Renfrew Transport Services Ltd | Scotland | £9,038 |
| 3300633/2024 | 4 March 2025 | In person For the | CL 1 Realisations Ltd (formerly Cazoo Ltd) (In Administration) | England & Wales | £41,739 |
| 6013352/2024 | 4 March 2025 | M Monaghan | Kunal Minimarket Ltd | England & Wales | £10,993 |
| 6001117/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr M Tilley | Pinnacle Mechanical Services Ltd | England & Wales | £14,167 |
| 1401641/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr S Singh | Wills bros Ltd Pawton Dairy | England & Wales | — |
| 2401355/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Ms K Leather First | Confident Futures Limited Second Respondent: On Power Business Energy Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £6,900 |
| 2602080/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr. J Cieslak | Losco Chilled Foods Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3309359/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr J Skehel | Green 2 Delivery Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2400524/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Mr G Hardman | First Choice Facilities Services Limited (in administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 3301366/2024 | 4 March 2025 | Miss E Carroll | Midshires Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305357/2023 | 4 March 2025 | Mr Om Raj Gurung | Specialised Recruitment Services Limited | England & Wales | £232 |
| 2406868/2023 | 3 March 2025 | Mr N Wall First | Second Respondent: Walls & Ceiling Finishes Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) Secretary of State for Business & Trade (Interested party only) | England & Wales | £8,540 |
| 1400688/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr H E J Linsell | The Cotswolds Group Ltd | England & Wales | £7,185 |
| 6005767/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mrs S Vassiliades | Sanctuary Personnel Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6010933/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr P Thacker | Roomsbooked Limited Heard: BY CVP | England & Wales | £5,664 |
| 2600593/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr P Ennis | Hermes Parcelnet Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6020343/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr S J Allenby | Eddie Yardley t/a E Yardley Bespoke Joinery and Carpentry | England & Wales | £3,358 |
| 2301576/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Julie Roach | Angelos KBB | England & Wales | — |
| 2404816/2024 | 3 March 2025 | 1. Mr A Hinchliffe 2. Miss L Hinchliffe | Desmond L Bannon and Sons | England & Wales | £26,710 |
| 2600260/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Mr J Jones | Landscape Event Ltd | England & Wales | £2,587 |
| 1401038/2023 | 3 March 2025 | Louise Carter | EDF Energy Customers Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107673/2024 | 3 March 2025 | Miss M Knowles | TLC Scotland Ltd | Scotland | £2,681 |
| 1309075/2022 | 3 March 2025 | Mr T Shah | Food Hub Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6015570/2024 | 2 March 2025 | Wallace Stephen | Rum and Spice Limited | England & Wales | £7,856 |
| 2400828/2025 | 2 March 2025 | Sonia Jones | New Hope Care Ltd | England & Wales | £16,505 |
| 3305226/2023 | 28 February 2025 | Miss S Brooks | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £10,341 |
| 2305457/2023 | 28 February 2025 | Darryl Quested | Ready and Hayter Holdings Limited (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £6,170 |
| 8001723/2024 | 28 February 2025 | Ms M McKay | ’s son) Lothian Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 3311337/2023 | 28 February 2025 | In person on 7 October 2024 and represented by her partner, Mr T Collins, on 11 December 2024 For the | Ms N Lakhani, HR Manager | England & Wales | £2,201 |
| 3315216/2023 | 28 February 2025 | (1) Mr R. Morgan (2) Mrs J. Morgan | SMS Farming Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6019691/2024 | 28 February 2025 | D Miller | Greenview Sheds and Fences Limited (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £3,296 |
| 6019218/2024 | 28 February 2025 | E Hall | Urbangreenbank Limited | England & Wales | £563 |
| 2406740/2024 | 28 February 2025 | Mrs T R Taylor | Modular Group Limited (In creditors' voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2411961/2023 | 28 February 2025 | Miss E Umar | Community Care Direct Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3305980/2023 | 28 February 2025 | Mrs R Zaveri | British Airways plc RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING | England & Wales | — |
| 6001724/2024 | 28 February 2025 | Mr A Taylor | Joy Plumbing Limited (in creditors voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | £2,478 |
| 3304306/2023 | 28 February 2025 | Ms O Jowa | Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) | England & Wales | £15,100 |
| 6018770/2024 | 27 February 2025 | Ms C Beal Galina | LittleAqua Swim Limited | England & Wales | £858 |
| 6012461/2024 | 27 February 2025 | S Jeilani | Kinder World Day Nursery Group Limited | England & Wales | £802 |
| 6007546/2024 | 27 February 2025 | in person | Mr K Green, director | England & Wales | £6,241 |
| 6005877/2024 | 27 February 2025 | N Mzungwana | Biffa Waste Services Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 6000767/2024 | 27 February 2025 | Ms C Shaw | Forkin Porkin | England & Wales | £996 |