Yerty
Data use & citation
Yerty produces original analysis of the published UK employment tribunal record. We want our findings to be widely read and cited, while keeping the underlying dataset that makes them possible protected. This page sets out what you may do, how to credit us, and where our source data comes from.
What this data is
Our figures are derived from employment tribunal decisions published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service on GOV.UK, which are made available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We structure, classify, verify and analyse that public record to produce the statistics, benchmarks and visualisations you see across Yerty.
Two tiers, two sets of terms
The line between the two is access: what we publish openly versus what sits behind a paywall.
Tier 1 — Free-to-access content
Anything we make freely available — the statistics, figures and charts in our articles and the Intelligence Hub, and content shown inside a free Yerty account. Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes, with attribution.
Tier 2 — Paywalled data, dataset & API
Anything behind a paywall or subscription — in particular the underlying structured dataset, bulk data, database and any API. All rights reserved — re-use, extraction and commercial use require a licence from us.
What you may do (Tier 1)
Our freely accessible findings, figures and charts — whether in an article or shown in a free Yerty account — are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence (CC BY-NC 4.0): in short, free to reuse with credit, for non-commercial purposes. Subject to attribution, you may:
- quote or reproduce an individual figure or statistic;
- reproduce or embed a chart from an article;
- build on a finding in journalism, research, teaching or personal work.
This covers journalists, researchers, students, educators and individuals. It does not extend to commercial use (see below), and it does not grant any rights over the underlying dataset.
What needs a licence (Tier 2)
Without our written permission, you may not:
- use Yerty figures, charts or analysis for a commercial purpose, product or service;
- scrape, crawl, bulk-download or systematically extract our data;
- redistribute the dataset, or build a competing or derivative dataset from it;
- use our data or content to train, fine-tune or evaluate AI/ML models, or for bulk text-and-data-mining (see below);
- use our name, logo or marks in a way that suggests we endorse you or your use.
Use within the Yerty app
Inside the app, the same access-based split applies. Content available on a free account is Tier 1 — you may cite it non-commercially with attribution. Anything behind a paid subscription, along with the underlying dataset, bulk data and any API, is Tier 2: your subscription lets you use it within the app, but does not grant any right to redistribute it, bulk-export it, or use our data commercially.
AI & automated text-and-data-mining
Using Yerty data or content to train, fine-tune or evaluate AI or machine-learning models, or to perform bulk text-and-data-mining, is not permitted without a licence. We reserve our rights for these purposes, including under the UK text-and-data-mining exception (which is limited to non-commercial research). This reservation is also declared in machine-readable form at /.well-known/tdmrep.json.
How to cite us
Source: Yerty Intelligence Hub (yerty.co.uk), 2026.Yerty Findings — "[title]", yerty.co.uk/tribunal-data/[slug], accessed [date].Yerty (2026). [Finding title]. Yerty Intelligence Hub. Retrieved [date] from [URL].If you can, tell us where you used our work — it helps, and we like to see it.
Source attribution
Where you reproduce our findings, please also carry the source attribution we are required to pass on:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Employment Tribunal decisions, © Crown copyright, HM Courts & Tribunals Service.Personal data
The Open Government Licence does not cover personal data contained in the judgments; that is governed by data protection law, not by this policy. For how Yerty handles personal data, see our Privacy Policy. Our published findings are aggregate statistics and do not identify individuals.
Commercial use & data partnerships
For commercial use, bulk or API access, or a data partnership, please get in touch via our contact page. We license the dataset for commercial and research use case by case.
Accuracy, corrections & no warranty
Our figures are estimates derived from the published record and are provided "as is", without warranty. They describe past decided cases and are not a prediction for any individual case. If you believe a figure is wrong, please tell us via the contact page and we will look into it.
Rights reserved & governing law
Yerty asserts copyright and database right in its compiled dataset, analysis, classifications and visualisations. Except as expressly permitted above, all rights are reserved. These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Yerty is a product of RightsTech Ltd. This policy may be updated from time to time; the "last reviewed" date above reflects the current version. Nothing here is legal advice.