Sector Report

Tech Tribunal Data Analysis

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

181Cases 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 (16% Success)

Showing 10 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Tech decisions

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

6 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination

The age discrimination claim was withdrawn and dismissed, but the victimisation claim survived a strike out application and will proceed to hearing.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Interpretation of protected act in victimisation claim
  • whether claim has reasonable prospects
  • application of withdrawal and strike out principles

Reference: 6014125/2024

3 Aug 2026
Outcome unclear

Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant's application to amend his claim was refused because allowing it would cause unfair prejudice to the respondent and undermine the certainty and finality required for the litigation, but the underlying discrimination claims remain undetermined.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Application to amend
  • Selkent balancing factors
  • prejudice
  • finality of proceedings
  • overriding objective under Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 8001144/2025

3 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

The claimant succeeded in her ordinary unfair dismissal claim because the respondent failed to follow a fair redundancy process, but her other claims of automatic unfair dismissal, detriment, and discrimination were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Redundancy
  • unfair dismissal process
  • pregnancy/maternity discrimination
  • detriment
  • sex discrimination

Reference: 4102751/2024

31 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

The claims were struck out because the claimant's death made it impossible to have a fair hearing, as the respondent could not test the claimant's evidence on the central issue of disability.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether a fair hearing is possible when the claimant has died and cannot give evidence or be cross-examined on the central issue of disability
  • application of Rule 38(1)(e) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6006844/2025

27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£10,943 awarded

Unpaid Wages

The claimant succeeded in his claim for unlawful deduction of wages because the bonus was contractual and the respondent failed to pay the full amount due.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether bonus was contractual or discretionary
  • time limits for unlawful deduction claim
  • calculation of bonus entitlement

Reference: 3314474/2023

20 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination and Breach of Contract

The claims were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 – claim struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success

Reference: 6018467/2024

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

Reference: 6003140/2025

3 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

The claimant's protected disclosure claims were struck out because the alleged disclosure could not reasonably be believed to be in the public interest or tend to show health and safety endangerment, thus no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the alleged protected disclosure was made in the public interest and tended to show a relevant matter (health and safety) under s43B(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
  • application of Rule 38(1)(a) strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success

Reference: 6014937/2025

2 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

The claimant withdrew his whistleblowing claims and the tribunal refused his applications to amend his claims.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Withdrawal of claims
  • amendment applications
  • reasonable adjustments
  • protected disclosures

Reference: 6006052/2024

1 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to comply with a Tribunal order and did not actively pursue the claim, and did not respond to the strike-out warning.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike-out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-compliance with an order and failure to pursue the claim
  • overriding objective

Reference: 3302885/2024

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.