Sector Report

Finance Tribunal Data Analysis

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

122Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Finance decisions with at least one determined claim.

35%Success Factor

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

65%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (78% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (0% Success)

Showing 10 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Finance decisions

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

6 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

The victimisation complaint was struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success; the remainder of the claim was not struck out.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the victimisation claim had no reasonable prospects of success
  • strike-out application under Rule 38(1)(c) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6012917/2024

31 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination

The claimant succeeded on one discrimination claim (failure to provide a printer) but failed on other discrimination and victimisation claims, and other claims were struck out.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Discrimination
  • victimisation
  • jurisdiction under the Equality Act 2010

Reference: 2500230/2025

27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£12,679.06 awarded

Unpaid Wages

The claim for unauthorised deductions was well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the deducted sums.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present in time
  • unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6030428/2025

24 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim failed because the employer had a genuine belief in his misconduct based on reasonable grounds, conducted a fair process, and dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses. The wrongful dismissal claim failed because the claimant's conduct amounted to repudiatory breach.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under s.98 ERA
  • whether the investigation and process were reasonable
  • whether there was bias or ulterior motive
  • whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct

Reference: 2602082/2024

22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant's claims were dismissed because the tribunal found his evidence unreliable and dishonest, and concluded that the respondent did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence or commit any repudiatory breach of contract.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Constructive dismissal test (Western Excavating v Sharp)
  • implied term of trust and confidence
  • last straw doctrine (Omilaju v Waltham Forest)
  • causation
  • credibility of witnesses
  • burden of proof for unlawful deductions

Reference: 1402038/2025

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

Reference: 3306622/2024

16 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was struck out because the claimant had not actively pursued it and a fair hearing was no longer possible.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for want of prosecution and inability to have a fair hearing

Reference: 6014286/2024

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

Reference: 6034070/2025

8 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Other

Claimant succeeded against first respondent for unpaid wages, redundancy, and holiday pay; claim against second respondent dismissed as not employer.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Default judgment under rule 22
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • statutory redundancy payment
  • holiday pay
  • jurisdiction over second respondent

Reference: 3304517/2025

1 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Both complaints of unfair constructive dismissal and disability discrimination were dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claimant was constructively unfairly dismissed
  • whether the respondent subjected the claimant to disability discrimination

Reference: 6004402/2025

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.