Constructive Dismissal Compensation: Average Payouts, Highest Awards & Real Cases
Average payouts, highest awards and recent published tribunal decisions for constructive dismissal compensation in the UK.
Highest-value judgments
| Respondent | Compensation | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| £248,308 | 2022 | View | |
| £96,427 | 2024 | View | |
| £90,917 | 2024 | View | |
| £77,584 | 2024 | View | |
| £57,533 | 2022 | View | |
| £55,211 | 2025 | View | |
| £46,960 | 2024 | View | |
| £46,171 | 2022 | View | |
| £42,714 | 2024 | View | |
| £39,208 | 2023 | View |
Recent published decisions
| Respondent | Outcome | Award | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) WKCIC Group T/A Capital City College Group (2) Ms Odu | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Essex County Council | Claimant won | — | 2026 | View |
Pauline Peace | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
I | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
Da’aro Youth Project | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Leviat Ltd | Partial success | — | 2026 | View |
Age UK East London | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
(1) RBL Law Ltd and Others | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
Department for Work and Pensions | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
The Happy Swim Company LLP | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
About constructive dismissal compensation
Where these figures come from
Every figure on this page is drawn from published employment tribunal judgments where a compensation amount appears in the public record. Constructive dismissal compensation usually follows unfair-dismissal principles where the resignation is treated as a dismissal caused by the employer's breach. The median and highest awards are calculated from awarded cases only, so constructive dismissal claims that settled privately or ended without a published figure sit outside this sample.
How to read the headline numbers
The headline stats separate the size of awards from how often constructive dismissal claims succeed. A claim type can show a very high award in one exceptional case while the median across the wider sample stays much lower. Read the highest-value judgments table for the upper end of the record, then the recent decisions list to see how these disputes appear in current judgments — including cases where no compensation is visible.
What this page is not
These are documented examples, not a prediction of what a new constructive dismissal claim is worth and not an estimate of a private settlement. The public record is selective and excludes most settlements, so treat large awards as unusual rather than typical. This is an intelligence page, not legal advice: to value a live claim, compare the facts, dates and losses in the underlying judgments with your own.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average payout for constructive dismissal?
In the published awarded cases in this dataset, the average constructive dismissal payout is £15,174 and the median award is £6,836. This is based on 124 cases with visible compensation.
What is the highest constructive dismissal award in the UK?
The highest published constructive dismissal award in this dataset is £248,308. Large awards are unusual and can be driven by long periods of financial loss, injury to feelings or other case-specific factors.
What percentage of constructive dismissal claims succeed?
In the matching published judgments, claimants succeeded in 29.5% of cases. That is based on 1,290 documented outcomes, not every claim issued or settled.