Sector Report
Public Sector Tribunal Data Analysis
Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Public Sector sector based on our 12-month database analysis.
280Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)
Historical Public Sector decisions from our database catalog.
31%Success Factor
Proportion of claims won or split/upheld in our database.
69%Dismissal Rate
Claims lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.
↑ Strongest IndicatorDisability Discrimination (39% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorConstructive Unfair Dismissal (0% Success)
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Showing 19 cases from the last 2 months.
6016999/2025 • 27 Mar 2026
lost
All of the claimant’s claims were dismissed because one was withdrawn and the others were filed outside the statutory time limits, leaving the tribunal without jurisdiction.
Legal Issues (1)
- Statutory time limits for bringing employment claims; tribunal jurisdiction; just and equitable test for extending time; withdrawal of a claim.
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6003749/2024 • 27 Mar 2026
split
The Tribunal dismissed the claimant's claims of disability‑related unfavourable treatment and failure to make reasonable adjustments, but upheld two specific victimisation complaints.
Legal Issues (3)
- Claims under the Equality Act 2010 for disability‑related unfavourable treatment
- failure to make reasonable adjustments
- and victimisation.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
8001321/2025 • 23 Mar 2026
won
The Tribunal held the dismissal was unfair but found the claimant suffered no compensable loss, so no monetary award was made.
Legal Issues (5)
- Whether the dismissal was fair under the Employment Rights Act 1996
- taking account of procedural fairness
- the possibility that a fair procedure would have reached the same result
- any contributory fault by the claimant
- and the claimant’s entitlement to compensatory awards.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6013992/2024 • 23 Mar 2026
lost
The Tribunal refused the reconsideration application because it was made out of time and there was no reasonable prospect of varying the original judgment.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether a judgment dismissing a complaint on withdrawal can be reopened under Rule 68/69 after the statutory time‑limit; the need for procedural fairness and reasonable adjustments for a neuro‑divergent claimant; the scope of the Tribunal’s discretion to reconsider decisions.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6007130/2025 • 20 Mar 2026
won
The Employment Judge concluded it was just and equitable for the claimant to receive a redundancy payment under the Employment Rights Act.
Legal Issues (1)
- Entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment under s164(2) ERA 1996 and whether it is just and equitable to award such payment.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2401562/2025 • 20 Mar 2026
other
The Tribunal found there was more than a little reasonable prospect that the blogpost constituted an offer, so it refused the respondents’ applications to strike out the claims or impose a deposit.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the blogpost amounted to a legally binding “offer” under s145A/145B TULRCA
- whether claimants suffered a protected detriment
- and the applicability of the Blacklist Regulations.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6004659/2026 • 19 Mar 2026
lost
The judge refused interim relief because the claimant was not likely to succeed on the public‑interest element of his protected disclosure claim, failing the stringent likelihood test required for interim relief.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the claimant’s disclosure satisfied the statutory test for a protected whistleblowing disclosure (s.103A ERA)
- including the requirement of a reasonable belief that the disclosure was in the public interest; whether the dismissal was for that protected reason; and the high “pretty good chance” threshold for granting interim relief under s.129 ERA.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3204834/2022 • 18 Mar 2026
lost
All of the claimant’s discrimination and reasonable‑adjustment claims were dismissed.
Legal Issues (2)
- Direct race discrimination
- direct age discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002911/26 • 18 Mar 2026
won
The Tribunal concluded the claimant is likely to succeed that his dismissal was due to protected disclosures and ordered his contract to be continued with interim salary payments.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the dismissal was automatically unfair because it was motivated by protected disclosures; entitlement to reinstatement and interim relief under sections 129‑130 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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8001755/2025 • 18 Mar 2026
lost
The tribunal found the employer had taken appropriate steps and the claimant’s requests were not reasonable adjustments required under the Equality Act, so the claim was dismissed.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the employer’s refusal to allow ad‑hoc work‑from‑home arrangements amounted to a failure to make a reasonable adjustment under s.21 Equality Act 2010; assessment of the reasonableness of adjustments
- interaction with hybrid‑working policy and attendance management procedures.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6015499/2024 • 17 Mar 2026
split
The tribunal held the dismissal was unfair and the council failed to make reasonable adjustments, awarding a basic unfair dismissal award and injury‑to‑feelings damages, but dismissed the wrongful dismissal claim and reduced the compensatory award to nil.
Legal Issues (4)
- Unfair dismissal
- wrongful dismissal (breach of contract)
- disability discrimination – failure to make reasonable adjustments
- assessment of injury to feelings.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6014207/2024 • 13 Mar 2026
lost
Both the constructive unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims were dismissed as being out of time.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the claimant's constructive unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims were presented within the statutory limitation periods and
- if not
- whether the tribunal could extend the time limit on grounds of fairness.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6012115/2024 • 13 Mar 2026
other
The Tribunal struck out the protected disclosure and victimisation claims for lack of reasonable prospect and dismissed the withdrawn complaint, leaving the other claims to proceed.
Legal Issues (3)
- Victimisation under the Equality Act 2010
- protected disclosure (whistleblowing) claims
- and procedural striking‑out of claims under Rule 40 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 for having no reasonable prospect of success.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3313119 • 13 Mar 2026
lost
The Tribunal held that the claimant had not made a service complaint about the alleged discriminatory acts, so it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the claims.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the claimant had made a valid service‑complaint under s 120/121 Equality Act 2010; jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal to hear the alleged sex and pregnancy discrimination; direct vs indirect discrimination and victimisation claims.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6013219/2024 • 12 Mar 2026
lost
The Tribunal struck out the claims because they had no reasonable prospect of success and the claimants failed to comply with the Tribunal's order.
Legal Issues (4)
- Unfair dismissal
- whistleblowing detriment
- procedural non‑compliance
- striking out of claims under Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 (rules 38 and 51).
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
4101251/2025 • 12 Mar 2026
lost
The Tribunal found that the claimant did not satisfy the statutory definition of a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the claimant had a physical or mental impairment that had a substantial and long‑term adverse effect on normal day‑to‑day activities
- i.e.
- whether she met the definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010; allocation of the evidential burden.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2418779/2020 • 11 Mar 2026
struck_out
The Tribunal struck out the claims because the claimants did not actively pursue them and failed to respond to the warning letter.
Legal Issues (1)
- Non‑compliance with procedural rules – failure to actively pursue a claim leading to strike‑out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
8001337/2025 • 11 Mar 2026
lost
The Tribunal found that the claimant was neither automatically unfairly dismissed nor treated unfavourably because of her pregnancy, so the claim was dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the dismissal amounted to automatic unfair dismissal under s.99 Employment Rights Act 1996 and whether the claimant suffered unfavourable treatment because of pregnancy under s.18 Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6016455/2024 • 10 Mar 2026
other
The Tribunal struck out the out‑of‑time complaints as it lacked jurisdiction to hear them, leaving the remaining in‑time complaints to be determined at a later hearing.
Legal Issues (4)
- Statutory time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010
- Tribunal jurisdiction to hear out‑of‑time claims
- striking out of claims
- continuation of in‑time claims.
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