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Tech Tribunal Data Analysis

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

180Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Tech decisions with at least one determined claim.

49%Success Factor

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

51%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (84% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (15% Success)

Showing 9 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Tech decisions

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

18 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal and Breach of Contract

The claimant was not constructively dismissed because the employer's conduct did not amount to a fundamental breach of contract, and the claimant's resignation was not in response to any such breach.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Constructive dismissal – whether employer's conduct amounted to a fundamental breach of the implied term of trust and confidence
  • requirement for employee to resign in response to the breach
  • affirmation of contract.
3 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

The claim relating to protected disclosures was struck out at a preliminary hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claim had any reasonable prospect of success or was otherwise properly brought
  • the tribunal struck out the entire claim in relation to protected disclosures.
24 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The Tribunal found that the employer had a genuine belief in the claimant's misconduct, reasonable grounds for that belief, and carried out a reasonable investigation, and that dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under section 98(4) ERA 1996
  • whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct
  • reasonable grounds for that belief
  • and carried out a reasonable investigation
  • whether dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses.
18 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

All complaints were not well-founded and dismissed by the tribunal.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal (s.94 Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • direct disability discrimination (s.13 Equality Act 2010)
  • unfavourable treatment arising from disability (s.15 Equality Act 2010).
17 Jun 2026
Claimant won£116,483.38 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The Claimant succeeded in claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal against the Second Respondent, resulting in a total compensation award of £116,483.38.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Discrimination (pecuniary and non-pecuniary)
  • Unfair Dismissal
  • ACAS Uplift
  • Grossing up of compensation
  • Interest on awards.
17 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

The Tribunal dismissed the claims because the claimant's communications did not constitute protected disclosures as they did not disclose information tending to show a breach of a legal obligation or other qualifying failure, and in any event, the decision-makers were unaware of the alleged disclosures at the time of dismissal.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant made qualifying protected disclosures
  • whether the disclosures were the principal reason for her dismissal
  • entitlement to a contractual redundancy payment.
17 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

The complaints of direct race discrimination were not well-founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Direct race discrimination under section 13 of the Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof
  • whether the claimant's race was a factor in the alleged treatment.
5 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

All claims were either withdrawn, struck out as out of time, or dismissed on the merits.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Disability discrimination
  • reasonable adjustments
  • time limits
  • automatic unfair dismissal
5 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Harassment

The Tribunal dismissed all disability discrimination claims because the claimant did not have a disability as defined by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof for establishing a disability
  • withdrawal of a wrongful dismissal claim.

Data sources

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

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