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Leicester Employment Tribunal cases

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£80,382.94 combined

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17 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Hastings Insurance Services Ltd

All claims were dismissed under Rule 47 due to the claimant's non-attendance at the preliminary hearing and failure to comply with orders.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules (non-attendance)
  • overriding objective (Rule 3)
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • and consideration of striking out for non-compliance.
14 Aug 2026
Claimant won£5,832.50 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: C4L1BRATE Ltd

The claimant's complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was well-founded, and the respondent was ordered to pay compensation.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • uplift under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice.
10 Aug 2026
other

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Holland and Barrett Retail Ltd

The whistleblowing detriment claim was withdrawn and the deposit order application on the unfair dismissal claim was refused, leaving the unfair dismissal claim undetermined.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Withdrawal of whistleblowing detriment claim
  • application for deposit order on automatic unfair dismissal refused.
7 Aug 2026
Claimant won£412.80 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Sue Davis Ltd T/a Sue Davis Hair & Beauty

The claimant succeeded because the respondent did not provide itemised pay statements and did not pay holiday pay due on termination.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to provide itemised pay statements under section 8 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • unlawful deduction from wages for holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998.
6 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£4,783.76 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Group 12 Ltd

The wages claim succeeded with an award of £4,783.76, while the holiday pay claim was dismissed on the merits.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • holiday pay entitlement.
5 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: AB Autocare Ltd

The claim was dismissed because it was not presented within the statutory time limit and it was reasonably practicable to have presented it in time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting an unfair dismissal claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present the claim in time
  • tribunal jurisdiction.
5 Aug 2026
Claimant won£12,053.04 awarded

Constructive Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Samy (County) Ltd

The tribunal found the claimant was constructively and unfairly dismissed and that the respondent made unlawful deductions from her wages.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal
  • unlawful deduction of wages
  • preparation time order.
31 Jul 2026
Claimant won£3,675 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Xplore UK Distribution Ltd

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to provide a written statement of employment particulars, resulting in awards of £1,875 and £1,800 respectively.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deduction from wages (ERA 1996 Part II)
  • failure to provide written statement of particulars (ERA 1996 s.1)
  • amendment of claim
  • default judgment following debarred respondent.
28 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: The Governing Body of Catherine Junior School and Leicester City Council

The constructive unfair dismissal claim was presented out of time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it, and the application to amend was dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a constructive unfair dismissal claim
  • jurisdiction to hear out-of-time claims
  • criteria for granting permission to amend a claim to add new discrimination and harassment complaints.
27 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Green - Wood by Design Ltd

The claimant won on wages and breach of contract claims via default judgment but lost all remaining complaints when she failed to attend the remedy hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Default judgment (Rule 22)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract/notice pay
  • dismissal of claims due to claimant non-attendance
21 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: White Rose Trading CIC

The claimant's complaints of automatic unfair dismissal (whistleblowing) and unlawful deduction of wages were struck out for having no reasonable prospects, while race discrimination and harassment claims were allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • No reasonable prospect of success for whistleblowing and wages claims
  • race discrimination and harassment claims to proceed
16 Jul 2026
Claimant won£8,016.38 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Asda Stores Ltd

The claim of unfair dismissal succeeded, but the award was significantly reduced due to the Claimant's contributory fault in failing to follow safety protocols.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Ordinary unfair dismissal
  • contributory fault
  • reasonableness of employer's decision to dismiss for gross misconduct
  • credibility of employee's explanations.
14 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Capita Business Services Ltd

The claimant failed to prove facts from which discrimination could be inferred; the evidence showed she was dismissed for poor performance, not because of her sexual orientation.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Direct discrimination under section 13 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof under section 136
  • comparator analysis
  • whether poor performance was the real reason for dismissal.
14 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Harassment and Other

Employer: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

All claims (pregnancy/maternity discrimination, harassment, victimisation, and constructive unfair dismissal) were dismissed on the merits or for lack of jurisdiction; the claimant failed to establish any unlawful treatment or breach of contract.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether pregnancy/maternity leave caused unfavourable treatment (Equality Act 2010 s.18)
  • whether alleged conduct amounted to harassment related to sex (s.26) or victimisation (s.27)
  • whether there was a repudiatory breach of contract and constructive unfair dismissal.
1 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Harassment and Other

Employer: PLK Chicken UK Ltd T/a Popeyes Louisiana Chicken

The preliminary hearing partially struck out some claims while allowing others to proceed, resulting in a split outcome where at least one claim has been finally disposed but others remain ongoing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospect of success (Rule 38)
  • time limits for wages and WTR claims
  • amendment principles (Selkent Bus Company v Moore)
  • deposit orders (Rule 40).
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