Claim pillar
Tribunal Watch has indexed 6,419 UK employment tribunal cases involving whistleblowing claims, published on gov.uk since 2017. Where compensation was recorded, the median award was £4,492 (the largest £920,302) across 587 cases. Tribunals upheld 14% of the 2,763 decided whistleblowing claims. These cases name 6,112 distinct employers as respondents.
| Outcome | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissed | 2,388 | 54% |
| Struck out | 654 | 15% |
| Other | 516 | 12% |
| Withdrawn | 495 | 11% |
| Upheld | 375 | 8% |
| Settled | 8 | 0% |
| Year | Cases | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 87 | |
| 2018 | 186 | |
| 2019 | 829 | |
| 2020 | 1,116 | |
| 2021 | 745 | |
| 2022 | 736 | |
| 2023 | 769 | |
| 2024 | 716 | |
| 2025 | 775 | |
| 2026 | 460 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401505/2015 | 28 May 2019 | M Shoukrey | BMI Healthcare | £920,302 |
| 2202063/2014 | 8 November 2019 | Mr M Epstein For | Government of the State of Qatar | £388,920 |
| 2203888/2020 | 11 March 2022 | Ms L Bone (Counsel) For the | — | £200,000 |
| 3200557/2016 | 31 May 2018 | Mr A Dogra | Acetrip Limited | £124,659 |
| 3301843/2020 | 19 January 2024 | Mr M Magee, Counsel For the | — | £122,654 |
| 6010549/2024 | 9 January 2026 | Andrew Palmer | Aqua Lane Limited | £122,426 |
| 2302047/2022 | 1 March 2023 | Mr I Turner | Tower Demolition (Holdings) Ltd1 (company number 07747685) | £121,602 |
| 2201552/2024 | 24 March 2025 | Mrs E Trobe | Nomad Health Technologies Ltd | £99,169 |
| Case ref. | Decided | Claimant | Primary respondent | Jurisdiction | Total award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2602129/2019 | 15 November 2019 | L Brown | Kimberley Town Council Considered at: Nottingham Justice Centre, Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG2 1EE | England & Wales | — |
| 4107639/2019 | 14 November 2019 | — | Parkstone Hotel Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3318920/2019 | 14 November 2019 | In person For the | Mr D. Mitchell, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 3306448/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Ms L Muranda | Dimensions (UK) Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1803563/2019 | 14 November 2019 | Mrs C Fowler, Solicitor (Howells LLP) | The University of Sheffield | England & Wales | — |
| 4121425/2018 | 14 November 2019 | — | Hyde n Seek (Pinochios) Ltd | Scotland | £7,439 |
| 3202050/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr T Hallett | BA City Flyer Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 4107182/2019 |
Cases on this page are identified by first-pass extraction against the locked §4.4 claim-type taxonomy — a judgment enters the whistleblowing caseload if whistleblowingis 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.
| 15 | Transport for London | 8 |
| 16 | Lancashire County Council | 7 |
| 17 | Lidl Great Britain Limited | 7 |
| 18 | Limited (in Liquidation) | 7 |
| 19 | London Borough of Newham | 7 |
| 20 | Serco Limited | 7 |
| 13 November 2019 |
| EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Employment Judge J M Hendry Case No: 4107182/2019 Mr P Smith |
| Represented by: Mr R Falconer, Solicitor NATS Limited |
| Scotland |
| — |
| 3321310/2019 | 13 November 2019 | Mr R Lang | Winterhalter Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1401120/2019 | 12 November 2019 | In person For the | Ms K Zakrzewska, Consultant | England & Wales | — |
| 4111400/2019 | 12 November 2019 | E.T. Z (WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4111400/2019 Interim Relief Hearing held in Edinburgh on November 2019 Employment Judge M A Macleod Mr M Doherty | Avaloq Innovation Ltd | Scotland | — |
| 3307383/2018 | 12 November 2019 | Mr Leroy Smith | Ultra Voice (a charity) | England & Wales | — |
| 2204787/2019 | 12 November 2019 | Ms K Kaler | 1 Barabara Quartey 2 Zoe Wilson 3 Zoe Poullos 4 Bora Anvi 5 Anna Macey 6 Insights Esc Ltd | England & Wales | £4,280 |
| 4106965/2019 | 12 November 2019 | “D” | Greater Glasgow Health Board | Scotland | — |
| 2302903/2018 | 12 November 2019 | Mrs S Song | St Christopher’s School (Canterbury) Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) | England & Wales | — |
| 2501322/2018 | 11 November 2019 | Mr J Shield | BPDTS Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3314177/2019 | 11 November 2019 | Miss L Arnold | Brand Windows Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2300237/2019 | 11 November 2019 | Mr M Black | Hyde Park Residence | England & Wales | — |
| 2300927/2018 | 11 November 2019 | Miss S Horn | Londres Developments Limited, Trading As Chelsea Guest House | England & Wales | — |
| 2302445/2018 | 11 November 2019 | Ms L Foure | Shurguard UK Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804076/2019 | 11 November 2019 | Mr J Tune | Larchwood Care Homes (North) Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1403856/2018 | 11 November 2019 | Mrs U Dicks First | Glenside Manor Healthcare Services Limited Second Respondent: The Raphael Hospital Development Ltd (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 1804178/2019 | 11 November 2019 | Miss L Tanner | WH Smith Retail Holdings Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2401540/2019 | 11 November 2019 | Mrs K Frodsham | Roger Little North West Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 2414953/2018 | 9 November 2019 | Mrs R Huntley Jacobs | Express Mortgage Services Ltd & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 1803652/2019 | 9 November 2019 | — | Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd and Mr H Steventon | England & Wales | — |
| 2405289/2017 | 8 November 2019 | Mrs C Lutman Mrs R Seddon | The Governing Body of St Damians RC Science College | England & Wales | — |
| 2302293/2019 | 8 November 2019 | Mr U. Baz | Colosseum Dental UK Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2202063/2014 | 8 November 2019 | Mr M Epstein For | Government of the State of Qatar | England & Wales | £388,920 |
| 4107175/2019 | 8 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107175/2019 Mr K Hanson | Represented by: Mr B McLaughlin - Solicitor SGN Contracting Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2418110/2018 | 7 November 2019 | Ms L Coady | Specialist Computer Centres plc & Another | England & Wales | — |
| 2201492/2019 | 7 November 2019 | — | BNP Paribas London Branch | England & Wales | — |
| 3335332/2018 | 7 November 2019 | Mr E Bentley | SAS Software Limited & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 2601139/2019 | 7 November 2019 | Miss K A Jardine | Hawthorne Care Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2417013/2018 | 7 November 2019 | Miss M Knowles | Manone Medical Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 2301517/2019 | 7 November 2019 | Mrs J L Birchmore | Governing Body of Holy Trinity C Of E Secondary School | England & Wales | — |
| 3325031/2017 | 7 November 2019 | — | Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire Constabulary | England & Wales | — |
| 1300283/2019 | 6 November 2019 | Miss K Cooper | Rightio Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1601829/2018 | 6 November 2019 | Mr D Stone | Friday Media Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 1600854/2018 | 6 November 2019 | Mr N Hooper | Cuddy Demolition Limited (In Administration) | England & Wales | — |
| 2410192/2019 | 6 November 2019 | Mr J Carter | McVities's Limited & Others | England & Wales | — |
| 3201757/2019 | 6 November 2019 | Mrs A Crowther | The Belsteads Group Limited | England & Wales | — |
| 3352856/2017 | 5 November 2019 | — | BMI Healthcare | England & Wales | — |
| 2410082/2019 | 5 November 2019 | EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 2410082/2019 Mr J Robertson | Represented by: Mr P McGowan Lookers Motor Group Limited | Scotland | — |
| 2302418/2019 | 5 November 2019 | Mr G Madawho | Gen2 Property Ltd | England & Wales | — |
| 1804742/2019 | 5 November 2019 | Mr Simon Anderson, of Counsel | Mr Ross Hutchison, Solicitor | England & Wales | — |
| 1811180/2018 | 5 November 2019 | Mr A Johnston, of Counsel | — | England & Wales | — |
| 1804989/2019 | 4 November 2019 | Mrs J Andrews | Norton Lees Limited / Careport | England & Wales | — |
| 3321487/2019 | 4 November 2019 | Miss K Harley | Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust | England & Wales | — |
| 1404942/2018 | 4 November 2019 | Mr Manson, solicitor; For the Fifth to Eighth | The Governors of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School | England & Wales | — |