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Public Sector Tribunal Data Analysis
Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Public Sector sector based on our 12-month database analysis.
364Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)
Historical Public Sector decisions from our database catalogue.
28%Success Factor
Proportion of claims won or split/upheld in our database.
72%Dismissal Rate
Claims lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.
↑ Strongest IndicatorUnfair Dismissal and Disability Discrimination (50% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorNot specified (0% Success)
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Showing 34 cases from the last 2 months.
6019190/2026 • 17 Jul 2026
other
The claimant's application for interim relief was refused by the Employment Judge.
Legal Issues (1)
- Interim relief application under employment legislation; refusal by the Tribunal.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6009737/2025 • 10 Jul 2026
lost
The claimant's claim of constructive unfair dismissal failed and was dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Constructive unfair dismissal – whether the claimant was entitled to resign in response to a fundamental breach of contract by the employer.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1600314/2025 • 8 Jul 2026
lost
Claimant's direct sex discrimination claim was dismissed because the Tribunal found the reason for non-appointment was his mother's involvement in the recruitment process, not his gender.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct sex discrimination in recruitment; burden of proof; whether non-appointment was due to gender or mother's involvement.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
8001973/2025 • 8 Jul 2026
lost
The claimant withdrew claims for age discrimination and unfair dismissal, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction over the victimisation claim, and the amendment to add a part-time worker claim was refused, resulting in all claims being dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Jurisdiction of Employment Tribunal over claims by serving armed forces reservists; exclusion of unfair dismissal claims under s.230 ERA 1996; exclusion of age discrimination claims under Schedule 9 EqA 2010; requirement for prior service complaint under s.121 EqA; time bar; application to amend to add Part-time Worker Regulations claim.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6007216/2026 • 6 Jul 2026
struck_out
The claim was struck out because it was presented outside the statutory time limit, and the Tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the Claimant to have brought the proceedings in time.
Legal Issues (1)
- Statutory time limit for presenting an unfair dismissal claim (Section 111 Employment Rights Act 1996); whether it was reasonably practicable for the claim to be presented in time; whether the further period was reasonable.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2302858/2023 • 6 Jul 2026
struck_out
The claim was struck out because the claimant did not comply with Tribunal orders and failed to respond to a strike out warning, making a fair trial impossible.
Legal Issues (1)
- Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-compliance with orders and failure to pursue the claim; overriding objective considered.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6008906/2025 • 3 Jul 2026
split
The claimant succeeded on claims of failure to make reasonable adjustments (not allowing him to continue without attending violent incidents), discrimination arising from disability, and unfair dismissal, but lost on other reasonable adjustment claims.
Legal Issues (1)
- Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010; failure to make reasonable adjustments; discrimination arising from disability; unfair dismissal for capability; reasonableness of dismissal and consideration of alternatives.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2601536/2024 • 2 Jul 2026
lost
All claims were dismissed, including a withdrawal of certain protected acts and detriments, and the tribunal found the claimant was not disabled at the material time.
Legal Issues (1)
- Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010; burden of proof in discrimination claims; requirements for reasonable adjustments; elements of harassment and victimisation; health and safety detriment; and unauthorised deductions from wages.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2301815/2024 • 2 Jul 2026
won
The respondent was ordered to pay compensation after the claimant's pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims were successful.
Legal Issues (1)
- Pregnancy and maternity discrimination; injury to feelings; loss of earnings; interest on awards
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2301022/2022 • 2 Jul 2026
lost
Both complaints were dismissed as not well-founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Disability discrimination under section 15 Equality Act 2010; failure to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6034707/2025 • 26 Jun 2026
jurisdiction_dismissal
The claim was dismissed because it was not presented within the time limit, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction.
Legal Issues (1)
- Jurisdiction – claim presented out of time under section 111(2) Employment Rights Act 1996; tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear the claim.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6001793/2024 • 24 Jun 2026
lost
The Tribunal dismissed all claims because the claimant failed to establish less favourable treatment, a discriminatory provision criterion or practice, unwanted conduct related to age, or any detriment as a part-time worker, and the part-time worker claim was also out of time.
Legal Issues (8)
- Direct age discrimination
- indirect sex discrimination
- harassment related to age
- part-time worker detriment
- time limits
- burden of proof
- pool for comparison
- conduct extending over a period.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6011440/2025 • 24 Jun 2026
lost
All claims of direct race discrimination, victimisation, and unauthorised deduction from wages were dismissed or withdrawn by the claimant.
Legal Issues (4)
- Direct race discrimination (s.13 EqA 2010)
- victimisation (s.27 EqA 2010)
- unauthorised deduction from wages (s.13 ERA 1996)
- time limits for presenting claims.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2307364/2024 • 23 Jun 2026
lost
The tribunal dismissed all disability-related claims because the claimant was not found to be disabled at the relevant times.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 at the time of the alleged discriminatory acts.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1307413/2024 • 22 Jun 2026
lost
All complaints were dismissed as not well-founded.
Legal Issues (3)
- Disability discrimination (failure to make reasonable adjustments)
- protected disclosures (whistleblowing)
- unfair dismissal.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1403005/2020 • 21 Jun 2026
won
The Tribunal found that the Met Office discriminated against F by reason of disability, as the chain of events showed facts from which discrimination could be inferred and the respondent failed to rebut that inference.
Legal Issues (1)
- Discrimination arising from disability under s15 Equality Act 2010; burden of proof; indirect discrimination; reasonable adjustments; dismissal due to disability-related failure in assessment.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3306138/2024 • 16 Jun 2026
jurisdiction_dismissal
The complaint was dismissed because it was presented after the time limit and it was reasonably practicable to have presented it in time.
Legal Issues (1)
- Time limit for presenting a complaint of constructive unfair dismissal; reasonable practicability of presenting in time.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6017498/2026 • 16 Jun 2026
lost
The claimant's application for interim relief under section 128 Employment Rights Act 1996 was refused.
Legal Issues (1)
- Application for interim relief pending final determination of a claim (likely unfair dismissal); refusal of interim relief under section 128 ERA 1996.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2600881/2023 • 12 Jun 2026
split
The unfair dismissal claim succeeded but compensation was reduced to zero due to 100% Polkey and contributory fault reductions; the unauthorised deductions claim succeeded but remedy is yet to be determined; the disability discrimination claims failed.
Legal Issues (6)
- Unfair dismissal (conduct)
- reasonable adjustments (disability)
- discrimination arising from disability
- unauthorised deductions from wages
- Polkey reduction
- contributory fault.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3303392/2024 • 12 Jun 2026
won
The claimant succeeded in her claim for disability discrimination due to the respondent's failure to make reasonable adjustments.
Legal Issues (1)
- Failure to make reasonable adjustments for disability under the Equality Act 2010; award for injury to feelings; refusal of preparation time order.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6024780/2025 • 12 Jun 2026
lost
The claimant's claim of constructive unfair dismissal failed because the alleged breaches, even where admitted, did not objectively amount to a fundamental breach of the implied term of trust and confidence, and the claimant had not resigned in response to any such breach.
Legal Issues (1)
- Constructive unfair dismissal; implied term of trust and confidence (Malik test); whether the employer acted without reasonable and proper cause in a manner calculated or likely to destroy or seriously damage trust and confidence; whether the claimant affirmed the contract by conduct before resigning.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002213/2024 • 10 Jun 2026
lost
All remaining claims were not well founded and were dismissed; the tribunal also found that claims (except unfair dismissal) were out of time and it would not be just and equitable to extend time.
Legal Issues (7)
- Disability discrimination
- sex discrimination
- unfair dismissal
- time limits
- contributory fault
- Polkey reduction
- jurisdiction
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2603272/2023 • 6 Jun 2026
lost
The claims were not well founded and were dismissed in their entirety.
Legal Issues (7)
- Constructive dismissal
- disability discrimination (including failure to make reasonable adjustments
- harassment
- victimisation)
- unauthorised deduction from wages (TOIL
- bonus)
- and whether the respondent had knowledge of the disability and substantial disadvantages.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6008071/2024 • 5 Jun 2026
lost
The claimant's complaints of harassment and health and safety detriment were withdrawn, and the direct sex discrimination claim was dismissed as not well founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct sex discrimination under Section 13 Equality Act 2010; harassment related to sex under Section 26 EqA; health and safety detriment under Section 44(1)(c) Employment Rights Act 1996.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6011589/2024 • 5 Jun 2026
lost
The claimant's claims were dismissed by the Employment Tribunal.
Legal Issues (1)
- The legal basis for the claims is not detailed in the provided text; the judgment only records dismissal of the claims.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6006435/2026 • 5 Jun 2026
lost
The Tribunal found it was not likely that at a final hearing the reason for dismissal would be held to be a protected disclosure, so interim relief was refused.
Legal Issues (1)
- Interim relief; likelihood of establishing that the principal reason for dismissal was a protected disclosure (section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996).
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002110/2025 • 2 Jun 2026
jurisdiction_dismissal
The claim was dismissed because it was submitted out of time when it was reasonably practicable for it to have been submitted within the statutory time limit, so the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction.
Legal Issues (1)
- Jurisdiction – whether the claim was presented within the statutory time limit for protected disclosure detriment claims; whether it was reasonably practicable to have presented it in time.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6015945/2024 • 2 Jun 2026
lost
The complaints of direct race discrimination and harassment related to race were not well-founded and were dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct race discrimination under s.13 Equality Act 2010; harassment related to race under s.26 Equality Act 2010
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
8001450/2025 • 1 Jun 2026
lost
The tribunal found that the respondent had not discriminated against the claimant and had dealt with the flexible working request in a reasonable manner, thus dismissing all claims.
Legal Issues (5)
- Disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 (indirect discrimination
- discrimination arising from disability
- failure to make reasonable adjustments
- harassment
- victimisation) and statutory flexible working request procedures.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6013966/2026 • 29 May 2026
other
The Tribunal found that it was not likely that the principal reason for the claimant's dismissal was because he made protected disclosures, so the application for interim relief was refused.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the Tribunal could find it likely that the principal reason for the dismissal was protected disclosures under section 103A of the Employment Rights Act 1996
- for the purposes of an interim relief application under section 128.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2306290/2024 • 28 May 2026
split
The tribunal granted the claimant's application to amend in part (disability status agreed) but refused the five disputed amendments, finding they were out of time, poorly particularised, and would cause prejudice to the respondent.
Legal Issues (1)
- Application to amend particulars of claim; exercise of discretion under Selkent Bus Co Ltd v Moore; balance of justice; prejudice; delay; limitation
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6020810/2025 • 28 May 2026
lost
The claimant's complaint of unfair dismissal was dismissed as not well-founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996; claim found not well-founded.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1803977/2024 • 27 May 2026
other
The provided judgment text is incomplete, ending mid-sentence in the background facts, so the final verdict cannot be determined.
Legal Issues (4)
- Claims under Equality Act 2010: direct disability discrimination
- breach of duty to make reasonable adjustments (s.20-21)
- discrimination arising from disability (s.15)
- and harassment (s.26). Issues of time limits and whether treatment was proportionate.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3302198/2025 • 25 May 2026
lost
The Tribunal dismissed both claims, finding that the respondent did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence and that the claimant was not constructively dismissed.
Legal Issues (5)
- Constructive dismissal
- breach of implied term of trust and confidence
- wrongful dismissal
- time limits
- fixed-term contract.
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