Employment tribunal cases against Department for Work and Pensions

Since 2017, Department for Work and Pensions has appeared as a respondent in 162 employment tribunal cases, with £60,836 in total awards recorded against the employer.

Total cases: 162
Total awarded against: £60,836
Largest award: £45,059
Most common claim: Disability discrimination

Indexed: 5 May 2026

Cases by claim type

20 distinct categories

#	Claim type	Cases
01	Disability discrimination	103
02	Unfair dismissal	71
03	Race discrimination	21
04	Unlawful deduction from wages	21
05	Breach of contract	16
06	Working time regulations	13
07	Age discrimination	13
08	Sex discrimination	12
09	Whistleblowing	10
10	Religion or belief discrimination	8
11	Other	2
12	Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	2
13	Redundancy	2
14	Sexual orientation discrimination	2
15	Victimisation	2
16	Parental leave	1
17	Part-time worker regulations	1
18	Equal pay	1
19	Trade union	1
20	Fixed-term employee regulations	1

All cases

162 cases · chronological

Case ref.	Decided	Jurisdiction	Claimant	Claim types	Award
3319862/2019	30 April 2026	England & Wales	Mr G Mangion	Disability discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
2500057/2020	29 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss J Nellis	Disability discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
1305092/2018	29 April 2026	England & Wales	Mrs JK Kaur	Disability discrimination	—
8001400/2024	27 April 2026	Scotland	Mr J-P Payne	Disability discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
3321208/2019	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Mrs S Andrews	Disability discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
3325523/2019	26 April 2026	England & Wales	Miss D Burford	Working time regulations	—
6019037/2024	24 February 2026	England & Wales	Mrs Myra Miko	Age discrimination, Disability discrimination, Whistleblowing, Race discrimination, Religion or belief discrimination, Unfair dismissal	—
2302801/2023	13 February 2026	England & Wales	Ms. S. Hayes	Disability discrimination	—
6010605/2025	23 January 2026

Methodology

Data extracted from published employment tribunal judgments on gov.uk. Case reference, decision date, judge, venue and claim categories come from structured metadata. Claimant and respondent names are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Outcomes and compensation are not yet populated for every case — see how the data is built.