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Bury St Edmunds Employment Tribunal cases

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17
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
2

£5,148.40 combined

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3 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: MacIntyre Care Ltd

The tribunal found the respondent acted reasonably in dismissing the claimant for misconduct after a fair investigation and process.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Fairness of dismissal for conduct under s98(4) ERA
  • application of Burchell test
  • band of reasonable responses
  • adequacy of investigation
  • procedural fairness.
25 Aug 2026
other

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: The Land Restoration Trust

The case is ongoing; preliminary hearings and strike-outs have dismissed some discrimination claims, but the whistleblowing and other claims remain undetermined, so no final win/loss overall.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Protected disclosures and automatic unfair dismissal (s.103A ERA)
  • philosophical belief under s.10 Equality Act 2010
  • time limits for discrimination claims
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospects
  • interim relief test ('likely' meaning a pretty good chance).
10 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Whistleblowing

Employer: The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge and Others

The Claimant succeeded on 11 out of 14 detriment complaints for whistleblowing, but the claim is not yet complete as a remedy hearing is pending.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Whistleblowing detriment under s.47B Employment Rights Act 1996
  • protected disclosures
  • causation and burden of proof
  • groupthink/organisational enmity
  • ghost-writing of responses
  • time limits and series of acts.
5 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Alchemie Technology Ltd

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.
3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: Cinch Cars Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the tribunal found the claimant was not a disabled person under s.6 Equality Act 2010 and the itemised pay statement claim failed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Disability status under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • reasonable adjustments duty under ss.20-21
  • constructive discriminatory dismissal
  • itemised pay statement obligation under s.8 Employment Rights Act 1996.
30 Jul 2026
Claimant won£3,824.86 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Impact Business Shared Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

The respondent failed to present a valid response and defaulted, and later failed to attend the hearing, leading to all claims being upheld.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Default judgment (rule 22)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice)
  • holiday pay
  • pension contributions
  • protective award under s.188 TULRCA for failure to consult on collective redundancy.
23 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Registered Office (UK) Ltd

The claim was struck out under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 due to the claimant's non-appearance and failure to prosecute.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 due to claimant's non-appearance and failure to prosecute
22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Arc Hospitality Recruitment Solutions Ltd and Wembley National Stadium Ltd

The claimant lost all claims: the first respondent lacked knowledge of disability and the challenged acts were not because of disability, while the second respondent was not a principal/agent/employer and the tribunal had no jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Disability status under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • knowledge of disability
  • employment/worker status and jurisdiction under ss.120/83
  • contract worker/principal/agent
  • time limits for amended claim
  • burden of proof under s.136
  • employer/principal liability under ss.109-110.
22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: L Biggs and S Biggs For M Biggs

The claimant failed to demonstrate that the proposed shift change put her at a substantial disadvantage by reason of her disabilities, so the claim of failure to make reasonable adjustments was dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the employer had a provision
  • criterion or practice (PCP) requiring the new shift pattern
  • whether that PCP placed the claimant at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled persons
  • knowledge of disability.
17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Milton Keynes College

The claim was dismissed in full because the claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing and had persistently failed to comply with Tribunal directions, making a fair hearing impossible.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Non-attendance at hearing
  • Rule 47 dismissal
  • overriding objective
  • pattern of non-compliance with Tribunal directions
14 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Discrimination

Employer: Bridge Academy

The claim of race discrimination was not presented within the applicable time limit, but it is just and equitable to extend the time limit, so the claim will proceed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Time limit for discrimination claim
  • just and equitable extension
9 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£1,323.54 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Forage and Season Group Ltd and Forage and Season Core Ltd

Claimants succeeded on unauthorised deductions but lost on automatic unfair dismissal and breach of contract, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (s.13 ERA 1996)
  • automatic unfair dismissal (s.103A or similar)
  • breach of contract
  • failure to provide s.1 ERA statement of initial particulars.
8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Waterstones Booksellers Ltd

All claims were dismissed: the whistleblowing claim was struck out as out of time, and the remaining claims of unfair dismissal (including constructive dismissal), harassment, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and unlawful deduction from wages were found not well founded on the merits.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Time limits under Equality Act 2010 (just and equitable extension) and Employment Rights Act 1996 (reasonable practicability)
  • disability discrimination
  • harassment
  • constructive unfair dismissal
  • unlawful deduction from wages.
7 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: GXO Logistics UK Ltd

The claimant succeeded only on one of several reasonable adjustment complaints; all other claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Disability discrimination - reasonable adjustments
  • Breach of contract
  • Unfavourable treatment because of something arising from disability.
29 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Connells Ltd and Skipton Group Holdings Ltd

The claimant succeeded on both claims: the employer's conduct constituted a fundamental breach of contract (constructive dismissal) and the treatment was because of his age (direct age discrimination).

Legal Issues (5)
  • Constructive dismissal
  • direct age discrimination
  • breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • time limits for discrimination claims
  • burden of proof under Equality Act 2010.
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