Sector Report

Construction Tribunal Data Analysis

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

85Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Historical Construction decisions from our database catalog.

64%Success Factor

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

36%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorUnfair Dismissal (65% Success)

↓ Weakest IndicatorPattern Emerging...

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Showing 9 cases from the last 2 months.

1800760/2025 • 11 Feb 2026

won

The claimants proved the employer's breach of the statutory consultation duty, resulting in an order for a protective award under section 189.

Legal Issues (1)

Breach of section 188 TULRCA 1992 obligations and entitlement to a protective award under section 189.

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6002484/2025 • 9 Feb 2026

won

The tribunal found the claimant was a worker, not an employee, so his unfair dismissal claims were dismissed but his claim for detriment as a worker under s 47B was allowed.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the claimant was an employee
a worker or a self‑employed contractor; the applicability of unfair dismissal (s 98 ERA) and protected disclosure (s 103A ERA) rights; and whether the termination amounted to a detriment to a worker under s 47B ERA.

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2303440/2024 • 9 Feb 2026

lost

The claimant withdrew the claim after reaching a settlement with the second respondent, resulting in dismissal of the claim.

Legal Issues (1)

Whether a relevant TUPE transfer of the business occurred between Aspire and Chigwell; whether the claimant’s dismissal was automatically unfair under TUPE; and the entitlement to compensation for unfair dismissal.

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2304740/2022 • 8 Feb 2026

lost

The claimant’s claims were dismissed because he did not have the required two years of continuous service to qualify for unfair dismissal or redundancy relief.

Legal Issues (1)

Eligibility for ordinary unfair dismissal and redundancy payments under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (minimum two‑year continuous service); procedural application to strike out the claim for alleged scandalous conduct.

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6023176/2025 • 6 Feb 2026

split

The tribunal upheld the claim for breach of contract regarding notice pay (and found the annual‑leave deduction well‑founded) but dismissed the unpaid overtime and parking‑fine deductions.

Legal Issues (5)

Unlawful deduction from wages (unpaid overtime
parking fine
annual leave)
time‑limit compliance for wage claims
breach of contract relating to notice pay.

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1403303/2022 • 6 Feb 2026

lost

The tribunal found the claimant's constructive unfair dismissal claim was not well founded and dismissed it.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the claimant established a constructive unfair dismissal
including the existence of a fundamental breach by the employer and the claimant's resignation in response.

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6026708/2025 • 5 Feb 2026

struck_out

The claim was struck out as an abuse of the Tribunal’s process because it duplicated an existing case.

Legal Issues (1)

Duplicate claim; abuse of Tribunal process; striking out of claim.

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6007970/2025 • 30 Jan 2026

won

The Tribunal found the claimant's constructive unfair dismissal and related wage and contract breach claims to be well‑founded, awarding a basic unfair dismissal award and multiple monetary damages.

Legal Issues (5)

Constructive unfair dismissal
unauthorised wage deductions
breach of contract relating to pension contributions
unpaid bonus
and failure to reimburse business expenses.

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1404969/2023 • 30 Jan 2026

won

The Tribunal found the dismissal was both unfair and discriminatory and that the employer breached the claimant’s contract, awarding damages and compensation.

Legal Issues (6)

Unfair dismissal (s.98 ERA 1996)
wrongful dismissal (notice pay)
disability discrimination (Equality Act 2010)
breach of contract
ACAS Code uplift
grossing‑up for tax.

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The claimants proved the employer's breach of the statutory consultation duty, resulting in an order for a protective award under section 189.

The tribunal found the claimant was a worker, not an employee, so his unfair dismissal claims were dismissed but his claim for detriment as a worker under s 47B was allowed.

The claimant withdrew the claim after reaching a settlement with the second respondent, resulting in dismissal of the claim.

The claimant’s claims were dismissed because he did not have the required two years of continuous service to qualify for unfair dismissal or redundancy relief.

The tribunal upheld the claim for breach of contract regarding notice pay (and found the annual‑leave deduction well‑founded) but dismissed the unpaid overtime and parking‑fine deductions.

The tribunal found the claimant's constructive unfair dismissal claim was not well founded and dismissed it.

The claim was struck out as an abuse of the Tribunal’s process because it duplicated an existing case.

The Tribunal found the claimant's constructive unfair dismissal and related wage and contract breach claims to be well‑founded, awarding a basic unfair dismissal award and multiple monetary damages.

The Tribunal found the dismissal was both unfair and discriminatory and that the employer breached the claimant’s contract, awarding damages and compensation.

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The tribunal found the claimant was a worker, not an employee, so his unfair dismissal claims were dismissed but his claim for detriment as a worker under s 47B was allowed.