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Finance Tribunal Data Analysis

Employment Tribunal decisions and outcome patterns in the Finance sector from the last 12 months.

118Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Finance decisions with at least one determined claim.

36%Success Factor

Proportion of cases won or split/upheld in our database.

64%Dismissal Rate

Cases lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (71% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (0% Success)

Showing 8 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Finance decisions

Browse the latest published decisions for employers represented in this sector sample.

18 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Breach of Contract

The tribunal found that the ESA was expressly incorporated into the claimants' contracts through the reference to the RPA in their appointment letters, and that the ESA's enhanced redundancy pay clause (4 weeks per year of service) was a contractual entitlement.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Incorporation of collective agreements into individual contracts of employment
  • express incorporation via reference in appointment letters and personnel policies
  • implied incorporation by custom and practice
  • interpretation of the RPA and ESA
  • whether the ESA's enhanced redundancy pay clause was 'apt' for incorporation.
14 Jul 2026
Claimant won£3,172 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The respondent failed to present a valid response, leading to a default judgment in favour of the claimant on all claims.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Default judgment
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice)
  • failure to pay holiday entitlement.
2 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant won on the admitted claims for unpaid wages, holiday pay, and pension contributions, but the claims for unfair constructive dismissal and an unpaid tax rebate remain outstanding and were not determined at this hearing.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • holiday pay
  • breach of contract for unpaid pension contributions
  • application to amend response to add employer's contract claim
  • constructive dismissal.
29 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The claimant succeeded on both claims: the employer's conduct constituted a fundamental breach of contract (constructive dismissal) and the treatment was because of his age (direct age discrimination).

Legal Issues (5)
  • Constructive dismissal
  • direct age discrimination
  • breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • time limits for discrimination claims
  • burden of proof under Equality Act 2010.
26 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Other

The claimant failed to attend the hearing and provided no reason for absence, leading to dismissal of all claims.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to attend hearing
  • dismissal of claims under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
12 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant succeeded on two claims of unauthorised deductions and one breach of contract claim, but other deduction claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • breach of contract for failure to reimburse expenses.
12 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay

The respondent failed to inform and consult the claimant union prior to the redundancies, so a protective award for the maximum 90-day protected period was granted.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Failure to inform and consult under s.188 and s.188A TULRCA 1992
  • entitlement to a protective award for a protected period of 90 days
  • status of protective award as an unsecured claim in insolvency.

Data sources

Decisions are sourced from official GOV.UK Employment Tribunal publications.

Important: Summaries and statistics are automated. Always verify against the original decision documents.