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Transport & Logistics Tribunal Data Analysis

Employment Tribunal decisions and outcome patterns in the Transport & Logistics sector from the last 12 months.

385Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Transport & Logistics decisions with at least one determined claim.

39%Success Factor

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

61%Dismissal Rate

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

↑ Strongest IndicatorRedundancy Pay (81% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (3% Success)

Showing 15 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Transport & Logistics decisions

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

28 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The claimant won on unfair dismissal and reasonable adjustments but lost on direct disability discrimination, resulting in a split verdict.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal in a redundancy situation
  • direct disability discrimination
  • duty to make reasonable adjustments
  • calculation of compensatory award and injury to feelings.
22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant's complaints of sexual harassment and victimisation were dismissed by the Tribunal.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Sexual harassment under the Equality Act 2010
  • victimisation
  • costs and deposit orders.
16 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Breach of Contract and Other

The claimant was not an employee of the respondent, so the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed and the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction for the other claims.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Employee status
  • jurisdiction for breach of contract claims under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994
14 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant succeeded on three harassment claims but lost all other claims, including constructive unfair dismissal and most reasonable adjustment and discrimination complaints.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Time limits under section 123 Equality Act 2010
  • just and equitable extension
  • harassment related to disability
  • reasonable adjustments
  • discrimination arising from disability
  • victimisation
  • constructive unfair dismissal.
3 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

The disability discrimination claims were found to be unfounded and dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Disability discrimination under sections 13 (direct discrimination) and 15 (discrimination arising from disability) of the Equality Act 2010
  • claimant's application for recusal dismissed
  • tribunal found claimant was disabled.
2 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

The claims of unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction from wages, and whistleblowing were dismissed for want of jurisdiction as they were presented out of time and the claimant failed to establish valid presentation or grounds for an extension.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Jurisdiction
  • time limits for presenting claims
  • validity of presentation by email and post
  • application of reasonably practicable and just and equitable tests for extension of time.
2 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing, Breach of Contract, Harassment and Other

All claims were dismissed as either not well founded on the facts or brought out of time.

Legal Issues (8)
  • Time limits for discrimination claims
  • disability definition (long-term effect of mental impairment)
  • direct discrimination
  • harassment related to disability and race
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments
  • victimisation
  • unlawful deduction from wages
  • notice pay.
23 Jun 2026
other

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out due to insufficient qualifying service, the whistleblowing claim was withdrawn, and the discrimination claims continue to a final hearing; the claimant was found to be disabled due to depression.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Determination of disability status under section 6 Equality Act 2010
  • including substantial adverse effect and long-term nature
  • consideration of a deposit order and amendment to include reasonable adjustments.
23 Jun 2026
Claimant won£20,180.79 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was upheld because the respondent did not attend and the tribunal found the dismissal was unfair, awarding compensation for loss of earnings, notice pay, and holiday pay.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unfair dismissal under section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • redundancy
  • notice pay
  • holiday pay
  • recoupment of benefits.
18 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

The tribunal found no evidence that any of the alleged treatments were because of or related to the claimant's Polish nationality; all complaints were either struck out for lack of jurisdiction or dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Direct race discrimination under s.13 EqA 2010
  • harassment related to race under s.26 EqA 2010
  • time limits and jurisdiction (some complaints struck out for being out of time or lacking jurisdiction)
  • burden of proof
  • and whether the alleged treatment was less favourable or related to Polish nationality.
17 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

The claimant succeeded on her reasonable adjustment claims in respect of two PCPs and on her s.15 and s.26 claims regarding Issue 5, but failed on all other discrimination claims and the unlawful deductions/holiday pay claims, with one harassment claim dismissed as out of time.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Reasonable adjustments under s.20 EqA 2010
  • discrimination arising from disability under s.15 EqA 2010
  • harassment under s.26 EqA 2010
  • time limits under s.123 EqA 2010
  • definition of PCP
  • substantial disadvantage
  • objective reasonableness of adjustments.
6 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

The claimant failed to prove that the comment constituted less favourable treatment or harassment, as he did not complain for 21 months, maintained a professional relationship with the respondent, and the comment was not directed at him.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the use of the racially offensive term amounted to less favourable treatment because of race under s.13 Equality Act 2010 and/or harassment under s.26 Equality Act 2010
  • considering the delay in complaint
  • lack of immediate effect
  • and the apology.
5 Jun 2026
Claimant won£26,072.11 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The respondent did not contest the claim, and the tribunal determined the claims for unpaid wages, holiday pay, and notice pay were well-founded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 s.13)
  • holiday pay
  • breach of contract for notice pay (Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994)
  • default judgment under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024.
5 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unpaid Wages

The claim was struck out because the claimant did not attend the hearing and had not actively pursued the proceedings.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(d) for failure to actively pursue the claim
  • claimant non-attendance.
5 Jun 2026
Claimant won£6,032.42 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Because the respondent did not respond to the claim and the Tribunal found all claims to be well founded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (s.13 Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • breach of contract for notice pay
  • unpaid holiday pay
  • and failure to provide written particulars of employment (s.38 Employment Act 2002).

Data sources

Decisions are sourced from official GOV.UK Employment Tribunal publications.

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