Sector Report

Manufacturing Tribunal Data Analysis

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

243Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Manufacturing decisions with at least one determined claim.

54%Success Factor

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

46%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (90% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (5% Success)

Showing 15 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Manufacturing decisions

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

8 Oct 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

The unfair dismissal claim was dismissed on merits, and the wages claim was withdrawn, so the claimant did not succeed on any claim.

Legal Issues (1)
  • The Tribunal considered whether the dismissal was unfair under section 98 ERA. The claim was dismissed as not well founded

Reference: 6005758/2024

7 Oct 2026
Mixed outcome£9,848.82 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Harassment and Other

The claimant won on one harassment claim and unfair dismissal, but lost on other harassment allegations and the flexible working claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Key legal issues included: Whether the locking incident amounted to harassment related to race
  • whether the dismissal was procedurally fair
  • whether the flexible working request complied with statutory requirements

Reference: 6006154/2025

1 Oct 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The Tribunal dismissed the claimant's claims in their entirety.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Not specified in the judgment

Reference: 6035896/2025

28 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing

The claim of detriment for making protected disclosures was dismissed in its entirety after the tribunal found that the claimant did not make a protected disclosure and, in any event, the alleged detriments were not on the ground of any disclosure.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Whether the claimant made qualifying disclosures under s.43B ERA
  • whether any such disclosures were protected under ss.43C-43H ERA
  • whether the claimant was subjected to detriments (investigation meeting, suspension, termination, alleged blacklisting, letters) under s.47B ERA
  • whether any detriment was on the ground of protected disclosures. The tribunal found no protected disclosure was made
  • even if it had been
  • the detriments were not on that ground

Reference: 6015547/2024

16 Sept 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant succeeded on claims of wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal, with the holiday pay claim withdrawn.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Whether the claimant was dismissed or resigned
  • credibility of witnesses
  • amendment application by respondent
  • witness order for Mr Harcup
  • Polkey argument regarding hypothetical redundancy
  • mitigation of loss
  • calculation of compensatory award for unfair dismissal

Reference: 6012799/2024

9 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages

Reference: 6026090/2025

8 Sept 2026
Claimant won£1,079 awarded

Unpaid Wages

The Tribunal found that the respondent made an unlawful deduction from the claimant's wages and ordered payment of £1,079.00 gross.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6015482/2025

8 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was dismissed following a final hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Legal issues not detailed in the judgment
  • oral reasons given at hearing

Reference: 6004043/2026

7 Sept 2026
Claimant won£73,198.90 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay wages, notice pay, and redundancy payments as required by law, and awarded the full amounts claimed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages
  • failure to provide statutory redundancy payment
  • breach of contract for failure to provide notice pay

Reference: 3201009/2025

28 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The claimants' unfair dismissal claims were dismissed because they lacked the required two years' continuous service and the tribunal found no basis for a whistleblowing exception.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the claimants had two years' continuous employment under section 108(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • whether the exception for protected disclosure dismissals under section 103A applied
  • the effect of a break in employment and re-engagement on new terms
  • the need for an amendment to add a whistleblowing claim

Reference: 1402574/2025

28 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages and Other

The claimant succeeded in proving a breach of section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 but received no monetary award; all other claims were withdrawn and dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Failure to provide itemised pay statement at or before payment (section 8 Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • no monetary award for breach
  • withdrawal and dismissal of other wage-related claims

Reference: 6026775/2025

24 Aug 2026
Claimant won£62,714 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Breach of Contract and Other

All three claims (unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, and protective award) succeeded in full, with the claimant receiving a total gross award of £62,714.00.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Unfair dismissal (lack of fair procedure and consultation)
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract for notice pay)
  • protective award (failure to collectively consult under sections 188 and 189 TULR(C)A 1992)
  • Polkey reduction
  • recoupment of benefits
  • interaction with statutory redundancy payment

Reference: 6004787/2025

24 Aug 2026
Claimant won£3,980.52 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The respondent failed to present a response, and the tribunal found in favour of the claimant on all claims, awarding total compensation of £3,980.52.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • breach of contract (wrongful dismissal) for notice pay
  • entitlement to holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998

Reference: 6038229/2025

19 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

The respondent did not make an unauthorised deduction because the claimant was on sick leave and not available for work, so he was properly paid sick pay rather than full wages.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the respondent made an unauthorised deduction from wages under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 when it paid statutory sick pay instead of full contractual pay during a period of sick leave that occurred while the claimant was under suspension

Reference: 2300513/2026

18 Aug 2026
Claimant won£25,346.91 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Both claimants succeeded in all their claims, with the respondent ordered to pay total compensation of £25,346.91.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Entitlement to redundancy payment under s.163 ERA
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract for notice pay
  • holiday pay under Working Time Regulations 1998

Reference: 3314583/2023