Sector Report

Tech Tribunal Data Analysis

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

163Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Tech decisions with at least one determined claim.

47%Success Factor

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

53%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (84% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (11% Success)

Showing 8 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Tech decisions

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

6 Oct 2026
Claimant won£11,942.91 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant succeeded in his claim for unfair dismissal and was awarded compensation.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Polkey reduction for failure to follow fair procedure
  • reduction for contributory conduct
  • uplift for failure to comply with ACAS Code of Practice

Reference: 1403037/2025

22 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing without providing medical evidence or a good reason, leading to dismissal under Rule 47.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 – dismissal for failure to attend a hearing without good reason. The tribunal considered the claimant's non-attendance
  • lack of medical evidence
  • the respondent's application

Reference: 6022083/2025

21 Sept 2026
Claimant won£24,068.98 awarded

Unpaid Wages

The tribunal found both claims well-founded and awarded the claimant £24,068.98 in total.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • entitlement to accrued holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998

Reference: 6006748/2026

5 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of qualifying service and the wrongful dismissal claim was withdrawn, resulting in no successful claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Application to amend a claim from ordinary unfair dismissal to automatic unfair dismissal under section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996
  • strike out for no reasonable prospect of success due to lack of qualifying service
  • withdrawal of wrongful dismissal claim

Reference: 6015275/2025

3 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome£2,804.99 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant succeeded on three claims but lost on the redundancy claim, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • breach of contract
  • Working Time Regulations (holiday pay)
  • redundancy

Reference: 2401541/2024

2 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant's claim was dismissed as out of time, and the reconsideration application was refused as it had no reasonable prospect of varying or revoking that decision.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits
  • reasonable practicability
  • ACAS early conciliation
  • reconsideration under Rule 70

Reference: 1303479/2025

2 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant's claim was struck out in its entirety for failing to comply with the unless order requiring medical evidence and witness statements.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Non-compliance with an unless order under Rule 39 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024
  • automatic strike-out for failure to provide medical evidence and witness statements
  • consideration of relief from sanction but not granted due to substantive breach

Reference: 6031277/2025

31 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£49,578.90 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

The claimant lost the unfair dismissal claim due to insufficient continuous service, but won the wrongful dismissal, holiday pay, and failure to provide written particulars claims, resulting in a split overall outcome.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Employment status (employee vs self-employed)
  • mutuality of obligation
  • continuity of employment
  • implied contractual terms (notice period, holiday entitlement)
  • statutory cap on contractual claim
  • award for failure to provide written particulars

Reference: 6003319/2024