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Construction Tribunal Data Analysis

Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Construction sector based on our 12-month database analysis.

129Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Historical Construction decisions from our database catalog.

59%Success Factor

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

41%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorUnfair Dismissal (66% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorUnfair dismissal (21% Success)

Showing 8 cases from the last 2 months.

6030180/20253 Jun 2026
won

The complaint was well-founded and the respondent failed to present a valid response, leading to a default judgment ordering payment of £640 in unpaid wages.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996; default judgment under Rule 21/22 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure.
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6017820/20261 Jun 2026
lost

The claimant failed to demonstrate that his claim for automatic unfair dismissal due to protected disclosures had a 'pretty good chance of success' or was 'nearer to certainty than mere probability' at the interim relief stage.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Application for interim relief under s.128-129 ERA; test of 'likely' success meaning a 'pretty good chance' or 'nearer to certainty than mere probability'; requirement for expeditious summary assessment of whether the principal reason for dismissal was a protected disclosure.
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6026175/202527 May 2026
lost

All claims were dismissed because the Tribunal found the alleged incidents either did not occur as described, were not related to race, or were not less favourable treatment compared to a hypothetical comparator.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010; whether conduct extended over a period; whether treatment was because of race or related to race; whether protected acts led to detrimental treatment; hypothetical comparator analysis.
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6005348/202426 May 2026
struck_out

The claims of constructive unfair dismissal and disability-related harassment were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospect of success (rule 61); deposit orders for claims with weak prospects; constructive unfair dismissal; disability-related harassment; sex discrimination; failure to make reasonable adjustments.
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3306629/2422 May 2026
won

The claimant succeeded on liability as the tribunal found he was dismissed because of his protected disclosures, making the dismissal automatically unfair, and further that any redundancy process was unfair.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Automatic unfair dismissal for making protected disclosures (whistleblowing)
  • detriment for making disclosures
  • and the adequacy of redundancy procedures as a potential alternative defence.
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1401228/202520 May 2026
won

The tribunal found that the claimants were employees and were unfairly dismissed, and also awarded unpaid holiday pay.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Employee status under section 230 ERA 1996; unfair dismissal under sections 94 and 98 ERA 1996; unpaid holiday pay under Working Time Regulations 1998.
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6021417/202419 May 2026
won

The complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded, so the claimant won, but with a 25% reduction applied to the awards.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unfair dismissal; application of reduction to awards (likely contributory fault or Polkey); recoupment not applicable.
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6046325/20257 May 2026
won

The Tribunal found that the claimant's claim for breach of contract succeeded.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the respondent breached the terms of the employment contract and the resulting damages owed.
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