Sector Report

Finance Tribunal Data Analysis

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

112Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Finance decisions with at least one determined claim.

29%Success Factor

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

71%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorUnpaid Wages (55% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (0% Success)

Showing 8 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Finance decisions

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

27 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Other

All claims struck out due to no reasonable prospect of success, unreasonable conduct, and impossibility of a fair hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Application of rule 38(1)(a)
  • (b) and (e) of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 – strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • unreasonable conduct
  • impossibility of a fair hearing

Reference: 6009992/2025

17 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

All claims were dismissed under Rule 47 due to the claimant's non-attendance at the preliminary hearing and failure to comply with orders.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules (non-attendance)
  • overriding objective (Rule 3)
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • consideration of striking out for non-compliance

Reference: 6041808/2025

11 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

The entirety of the claimant's claims were struck out as having been presented outside the relevant statutory time limits and having no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Time limits
  • conduct extending over a period
  • just and equitable extension
  • reasonably practicable test
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • abuse of process

Reference: 3200408/2025

11 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant lost all claims: disability discrimination claims were dismissed for lack of disability, and sex harassment claims were struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Definition of disability under section 6 Equality Act 2010
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospects of success under Rule 53 Employment Tribunal Rules

Reference: 6035826/2025

10 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

The commission structure lacked sufficient certainty to render any sum quantifiable as properly payable, and the post-termination restriction precluded entitlement in any event.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Interpretation of commission scheme
  • whether sums were quantifiable and properly payable
  • effect of post-termination restrictions
  • application of TUPE (share sale not a relevant transfer)

Reference: 3201735/2023

7 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

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

All claims dismissed because the tribunal lacked jurisdiction due to the claims being presented out of time.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits under section 111(2) Employment Rights Act 1996 and similar provisions for other complaints
  • tribunal jurisdiction when claims are presented out of time
  • identification of the correct employer in a group structure

Reference: 6026984/2025

6 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

The victimisation complaint was struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success; the remainder of the claim was not struck out.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the victimisation claim had no reasonable prospects of success
  • strike-out application under Rule 38(1)(c) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6012917/2024

4 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Other

The claimant's application to strike out the response and for an unless order was dismissed because the respondent's procedural failures did not amount to unreasonable conduct, a fair trial remained possible, and the tribunal could not compel the respondent to call specific witnesses.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Application to strike out for unreasonable conduct (rule 38)
  • application for unless order (rule 39)
  • proportionality
  • fair trial
  • disclosure of notes
  • witness orders

Reference: 6001733/2025