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£87,770.76 combined

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21 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Lyreco UK Ltd

The disability discrimination claim was dismissed because the claimant was not disabled at the material time; the constructive unfair dismissal claim is not yet determined.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of s.6 Equality Act 2010 at the time of the alleged discriminatory acts
  • application of the long-term condition requirement
  • distinction between work-related stress and clinical depression
  • burden of proof on claimant.

Reference: 1401976/2025

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20 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Harassment and Other

Employer: Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd

All claims were dismissed or struck out: the unfair dismissal claim failed for lack of qualifying service, and the discrimination claims failed because the claimant was not disabled.

Legal Issues (3)
  • The key legal issues were: (1) whether the claimant had the required two years' continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim
  • (2) whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of s6 Equality Act 2010
  • and (3) whether the amendment to add a victimisation claim should be allowed.

Reference: 6024723/2025

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19 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing

Employer: Ultimate Complex Care Ltd

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's complaint of detriment on the grounds of public interest disclosure, finding the claim not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claimant suffered detriment on the grounds of a protected public interest disclosure
  • contrary to section 47B of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

Reference: 6021800/2025

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12 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: OVO Energy Ltd

The tribunal found the claimant was unfairly dismissed and subjected to discrimination arising from disability, but dismissed the reasonable adjustment claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments under section 20 of the Equality Act 2010.

Reference: 6019958/2024

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4 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Secretary of State for Justice

The Claimant failed to prove that her impairments of ILO, DBPD, asthma, and GORD had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • substantial adverse effect
  • long-term effect
  • credibility of claimant's evidence
  • weight of medical records
  • burden of proof.

Reference: 6029870/2025

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3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

The Tribunal found the Respondent's investigation and decision to dismiss for gross misconduct were within the range of reasonable responses, and the Claimant failed to provide credible evidence to account for the missing work hours.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct on reasonable grounds
  • whether the investigation and decision to dismiss were within the range of reasonable responses
  • whether the conduct amounted to gross misconduct justifying summary dismissal without notice.

Reference: 6038116/2025

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31 Jul 2026
other

Other

Employer: Redland Primary Care

The claimant withdrew her s10 claim after receiving the maximum award from the respondent, and the claim was dismissed; the tribunal also dismissed her preparation time application and ordered her to pay the respondent's costs.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Right to be accompanied under s10 ERA 1999
  • definition of disciplinary hearing
  • withdrawal of claim
  • costs applications under rule 74 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
  • unreasonable conduct in refusing unconditional settlement offer.

Reference: 6039981/2025

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23 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: The Chief Constable Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

The claimant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that she had dyslexia amounting to a mental impairment, or that any such impairment had a substantial adverse effect on her day-to-day activities during the relevant period.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Disability definition under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • requirement for expert evidence where existence of impairment disputed
  • weight to be given to screening tools vs diagnosis
  • contemporaneous evidence of substantial adverse effect.

Reference: 6020496/2025

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23 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£62,307.97 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Your Path Ltd and Others

The claimant won on constructive unfair dismissal and unlawful deductions from wages but lost on direct and indirect discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal
  • repudiatory breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • direct and indirect sex discrimination (maternity leave)
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • joint employer liability
  • insolvency of respondents.

Reference: 6008285/2024

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22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Greenfields Financial Management Ltd

The claimant's claims were dismissed because the tribunal found his evidence unreliable and dishonest, and concluded that the respondent did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence or commit any repudiatory breach of contract.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Constructive dismissal test (Western Excavating v Sharp)
  • implied term of trust and confidence
  • last straw doctrine (Omilaju v Waltham Forest)
  • causation
  • credibility of witnesses
  • burden of proof for unlawful deductions.

Reference: 1402038/2025

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22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Activ8 For Kids Ltd

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of qualifying service, and the remaining claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Qualifying service for unfair dismissal (s.108 ERA 1996)
  • dismissal for non-attendance under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.

Reference: 1402267/2025

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20 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Horizon Leisure Trust

The claim was dismissed because it was submitted out of time and it was reasonably practicable for it to have been submitted within the time limit, so the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Jurisdiction
  • time limits
  • reasonably practicable test.

Reference: 6043377/2025

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16 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: C De Souza

Claim struck out due to Claimant's persistent failure to comply with multiple Tribunal orders and failure to attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Strike out for persistent failure to comply with case management orders (Rule 38)
  • proportionality
  • earlier jurisdiction strike out for unfair dismissal due to insufficient service length.

Reference: 1400369/2025

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16 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: FP Hurley and Sons Ltd

Unfair dismissal claim succeeded due to failure to consider suitable alternative employment, but wrongful dismissal and written particulars claims failed.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Redundancy fairness
  • consultation
  • pooling
  • alternative employment
  • Polkey reduction
  • notice period
  • written particulars.

Reference: 6012243/2025

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15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing, Breach of Contract, Harassment and Other

Employer: Andros UK Ltd

The claimant succeeded on one harassment claim (racially offensive comment) but failed on all other claims including whistleblowing, discrimination, constructive dismissal, and breach of contract.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the monkey comment amounted to harassment related to race
  • whether the claimant's disclosures were protected
  • whether the employer's actions were discriminatory or in breach of contract.

Reference: 6002021/2024

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9 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Defence Equipment and Support

Most claims struck out for unreasonable conduct and non-compliance; automatic unfair dismissal claim allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules for unreasonable/vexatious conduct
  • non-compliance with orders
  • and no fair trial possible
  • proportionality
  • litigant in person responsibilities.

Reference: 6023572/2024

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8 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

The tribunal upheld only one race discrimination complaint concerning the PPA referral, while dismissing the remaining race discrimination, victimisation and whistleblowing complaints, making the overall result split.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Whether the PPA referral was an act of direct race discrimination
  • whether the monitoring and other treatment were because of race
  • whether disclosures were protected and whether detriments were on protected-disclosure grounds
  • victimisation causation
  • time limits under section 123 Equality Act 2010 and section 48 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • just and equitable extension of time.

Reference: 6005628/2025

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7 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay

Employer: Virtuoso Doors Ltd (in administration)

The respondent failed to consult with employee representatives about the proposed mass redundancies, as required by s.188 TULRCA, and no special circumstances excused the failure, so the protective award claim succeeded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Collective redundancy consultation under sections 188 and 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
  • protective award for failure to consult
  • no response from respondent leading to rule 22 judgment
  • length of protected period (90 days) based on Susie Radin guidelines.

Reference: 1400950/2025

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3 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: G3 Systems

The complaint of holiday pay was not well-founded because the respondent did not make an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's final salary payment.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the deduction from the claimant's final salary for holiday pay was unauthorised under the Employment Rights Act 1996.

Reference: 1402079/2025

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3 Jul 2026
Claimant won£9,408.71 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Poole Property Holdings Ltd (In Administration)

The respondent's response was struck out for non-compliance with disclosure orders and failure to pursue the case, and the claimant's claims for unpaid wages and holiday pay were found well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations
  • strike out of response for non-compliance with Tribunal orders.

Reference: 6038061/2025

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2 Jul 2026
Claimant won£16,054.08 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Linx Christian Youth Trust

The respondent failed to file a response and did not attend the hearing, so judgment was entered for the claimant by default.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Default judgment under rule 22 of the ET Rules 2024
  • extension of time for response
  • calculation of basic award
  • compensatory award
  • and notice pay.

Reference: 6036694/2025

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2 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Veolia Es (UK) Ltd

The tribunal found that the employer acted reasonably in dismissing the claimant for capability (ill-health) after meaningful consultation, obtaining medical advice, and offering a return-to-work plan, and the claimant was unable to return due to unresolved workplace stressors.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Fairness of dismissal for ill-health capability
  • consultation
  • occupational health advice
  • alternative roles
  • band of reasonable response
  • employer's contribution to ill-health (McAdie).

Reference: 6038291/2025

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