Sector Report

Tech Tribunal Data Analysis

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

166Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Tech decisions with at least one determined claim.

48%Success Factor

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

52%Dismissal Rate

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

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

Showing 6 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Tech decisions

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

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

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

6 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination

The age discrimination claim was withdrawn and dismissed, but the victimisation claim survived a strike out application and will proceed to hearing.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Interpretation of protected act in victimisation claim
  • whether claim has reasonable prospects
  • application of withdrawal and strike out principles

Reference: 6014125/2024

5 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

The unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims were struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success, while the wrongful dismissal claim remains undetermined.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects under rule 38(1)(a)
  • distinction between unfair dismissal (including whistleblowing) and wrongful dismissal
  • jurisdictional threshold for strike out

Reference: 6028421/2025

3 Aug 2026
Outcome unclear

Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant's application to amend his claim was refused because allowing it would cause unfair prejudice to the respondent and undermine the certainty and finality required for the litigation, but the underlying discrimination claims remain undetermined.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Application to amend
  • Selkent balancing factors
  • prejudice
  • finality of proceedings
  • overriding objective under Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 8001144/2025

3 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£5,227.52 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

The claimant succeeded in her ordinary unfair dismissal claim because the respondent failed to follow a fair redundancy process, but her other claims of automatic unfair dismissal, detriment, and discrimination were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Redundancy
  • unfair dismissal process
  • pregnancy/maternity discrimination
  • detriment
  • sex discrimination

Reference: 4102751/2024