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.
237Cases 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 (42% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorConstructive Unfair Dismissal (0% Success)
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Showing 20 cases from the last 2 months.
3201322/2024 • 27 Feb 2026
lost
The Tribunal found that none of the claimant’s allegations were well founded and dismissed all of her claims.
Legal Issues (3)
- Constructive unfair dismissal; disability discrimination (discrimination arising from disability
- failure to make reasonable adjustments
- indirect discrimination); scope of issues in a constructive dismissal claim; entitlement to paid annual leave during sickness.
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2307642/2023 • 27 Feb 2026
won
The Tribunal found that the respondent had breached the sex equality clause, concluding the pay difference was not justified by a non‑sex‑related material factor.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the claimant performed like work to the comparators and whether the respondent could rely on material factors (experience
- role differences
- agency status) that were not discriminatory under s69 Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6017377/2025 • 24 Feb 2026
won
The Tribunal declared that the Respondent had failed to make the statutory payments and ordered payment of arrears, holiday pay and notice pay.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the Respondent failed to make statutory payments due under sections 182 and 188 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (arrears of pay
- holiday pay and notice pay).
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002985/2025 • 20 Feb 2026
lost
All three claims were found to be not well‑founded and were dismissed.
Legal Issues (3)
- Harassment related to disability
- direct disability discrimination
- unfair dismissal
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1402183/2024 • 20 Feb 2026
won
The Tribunal concluded that the claimant’s dyslexia (and depression) satisfied the statutory definition of disability, allowing his discrimination claim to proceed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether dyslexia and depression meet the definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010; assessment of medical and expert evidence; weight given to expert reports.
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3200264/2023 • 20 Feb 2026
lost
All of the claimant’s claims were dismissed because they were either out of time or failed on the merits, including a lack of proof of disability and the absence of a protected disclosure.
Legal Issues (6)
- Whether the claimant’s claims of direct race discrimination
- harassment
- victimisation
- disability discrimination and whistleblowing were within the statutory time limits
- satisfied the burden of proof
- and met the definitions of disability and protected disclosure under the Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
3309711/2023 • 20 Feb 2026
lost
The Tribunal found the claimant’s allegations unsupported and concluded there was no unfair dismissal or discrimination, dismissing all claims.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the dismissal was unfair under ERA 1996 and whether there was direct age or sexual orientation discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
8001618/2025 • 18 Feb 2026
struck_out
The claim was struck out because the claimant did not comply with the Tribunal’s order to provide medical evidence and did not actively pursue the claim.
Legal Issues (2)
- Non‑compliance with a Tribunal order and failure to actively pursue the claim
- invoking rule 38(1)(c) and (d) for striking out the claim.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2306498/2024 • 18 Feb 2026
struck_out
The claim was struck out because the essential allegation that the disclosure was made to an employee of the respondent had no reasonable prospect of success.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether a disclosure made to a person who is not an employee of the respondent can satisfy the ‘to his employer’ requirement of s.43C(1)(a) ERA 1996; whether the claim had any reasonable prospect of success; application of Rule 38(1)(a) to strike out the claim.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2305065/2024 • 13 Feb 2026
split
The tribunal held the unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims to be well founded, but found the indirect discrimination and reasonable‑adjustments claims to be without merit.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the dismissal was a fair response to alleged misconduct under ERA 1996 ss 94
- 98; whether the employer discriminated against Madden because of his disability under Equality Act 2010 s 15; whether there was indirect disability discrimination under s 19; and whether the employer failed to make reasonable adjustments under s 20‑21.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2501276/2024 • 13 Feb 2026
lost
The tribunal concluded that the claimant's disability‑related discrimination, reasonable‑adjustment, harassment and victimisation claims were not well founded and dismissed them.
Legal Issues (5)
- Claims under the Equality Act 2010: discrimination arising from disability (ss 15
- 39(2)(d))
- failure to make reasonable adjustments (ss 20
- 39(5))
- harassment (s 26) and victimisation (s 27).
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6018637/2024 • 12 Feb 2026
lost
The claim was dismissed because the claimant did not attend the hearing.
Legal Issues (1)
- Dismissal of the claim for non‑attendance under Rule 47; no substantive merits of the unfair dismissal claim were addressed.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002270/2025 • 11 Feb 2026
lost
All of the claimant's complaints were dismissed as either out of time, not within the definition of disability, or not well‑founded.
Legal Issues (6)
- Time‑limit compliance
- definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010
- indirect discrimination
- duty to make reasonable adjustments
- constructive unfair dismissal
- and harassment claims.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6002837/2024 • 11 Feb 2026
lost
The tribunal found the claimant's unfair dismissal claim to be without merit and dismissed it.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the dismissal complied with the fairness test under the Employment Rights Act 1996 and whether the claimant met the burden of proof for an unfair dismissal claim.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
1602287/2023 • 7 Feb 2026
lost
The claimant’s unfair dismissal claims were filed outside the statutory time limit, so the tribunal dismissed them.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the claimant’s unfair dismissal claims were filed within the applicable time limit and whether it was reasonably practicable to do so; application of the time‑limit provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6020847/2025 • 6 Feb 2026
lost
The Tribunal found the letter was protected by litigation privilege and contained no unambiguous impropriety to override that protection.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the letter is covered by Section 18(7) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 and common‑law without‑prejudice privilege
- and whether any unambiguous impropriety exception applies to lift that privilege.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2502576/2023 • 6 Feb 2026
lost
The tribunal found none of the claimant’s claims were well‑founded, concluding there was no breach of the Equality Act or Employment Rights Act.
Legal Issues (1)
- Failure to make reasonable adjustments (Equality Act 2010 ss 20‑21); victimisation (Equality Act 2010 s 27); detriment (Employment Rights Act 1996 s 47B); automatic unfair dismissal for whistleblowing (ERA s 103A).
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6004307/2025 • 5 Feb 2026
struck_out
The tribunal struck out the claimant's whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims because they were either duplicate of a previously dismissed claim or fell outside the tribunal's jurisdiction due to insufficient continuous employment.
Legal Issues (1)
- Duplicate whistleblowing claim barred under Rule 38(1)(a); lack of two‑year continuous employment precluding jurisdiction for unfair dismissal under s.108 ERA; application of strike‑out powers.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
6003915/2024 • 1 Feb 2026
lost
The Tribunal concluded that the claimant's claims of direct race discrimination and race‑related harassment were not well‑founded and dismissed them.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct race discrimination under s.13 Equality Act 2010; harassment related to race under s.26 Equality Act 2010; burden of proof and need for a proper comparator; assessment of less‑favourable treatment and unwanted conduct.
GOV.UK SourceView Decision
2306189/2023 • 30 Jan 2026
struck_out
The Tribunal concluded the claim was filed out of time, leaving it without jurisdiction, and therefore struck the claim out.
Legal Issues (4)
- Statutory time limits for discrimination claims (Equality Act 2010 s123)
- the discretion to extend time on just and equitable grounds
- the continuing‑act exception
- and jurisdiction of the Tribunal to hear out‑of‑time claims.
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