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£4,581.61 combined

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25 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: University of Salford

The breach of contract claim was struck out due to the claimant's scandalous conduct and persistent non-compliance, while the remaining claims were not struck out but are subject to an unless order for witness statement exchange.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 for scandalous conduct
  • non-compliance
  • and inability to have fair hearing
  • unless order
  • costs hearing.

Reference: 6011717/2024

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24 Aug 2026
other

Other

Employer: P Gosling

The claim was dismissed because neither party attended the final hearing, and no reasons were given for non-attendance, leading to dismissal under Rule 47.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Application of Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-attendance at final hearing.

Reference: 6040169/2025

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13 Aug 2026
Claimant won£1,218.51 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Wax on Wax off Women Ltd

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to pay holiday pay, so the claimant's complaints were well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • holiday pay under Working Time Regulations 1998
  • extension of time limit for holiday pay claim.

Reference: 6038821/2025

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3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

All claims were dismissed: unfair dismissal was struck out for lack of service, and the discrimination and harassment claims failed because the Tribunal found the respondent's conduct was not unwanted, not related to disability, and did not have the proscribed purpose or effect.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Disability discrimination
  • harassment related to disability
  • reasonable adjustments
  • burden of proof
  • reliability of witness evidence
  • contemporaneous evidence vs later recollections
  • two-year service requirement for unfair dismissal.

Reference: 6020012/2025

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31 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

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

Employer: Home Office

All claims were dismissed as not well founded.

Legal Issues (5)
  • The Tribunal considered the merits of unfair dismissal
  • wrongful dismissal
  • disability discrimination (s15 and s20/21)
  • unpaid holiday pay
  • and unpaid pension contributions. All claims were found not well founded.

Reference: 2405358/2024

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24 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: SCA Investments Ltd T/a Gousto

All claims were dismissed: the victimisation claim was out of time and not well-founded, and the other discrimination and wages claims were not pursued.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Victimisation under s.27 Equality Act 2010
  • time limits for discrimination claims (s.123 EqA)
  • just and equitable extension
  • burden of proof
  • definition of protected act
  • whether dismissal was for a protected act or for gross misconduct
  • relevance of HR advisor's knowledge and influence.

Reference: 2403499/2024

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24 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Dolce Schools Catering and Others

All claims were either struck out for procedural non-compliance or dismissed as out of time and/or not well-founded on the merits.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Early Conciliation requirements for multiple claims
  • time limits for detriment and harassment claims
  • strike-out for non-compliance with procedural rules
  • interim relief for whistleblowing dismissal.

Reference: 2409694/2023

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16 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Peninsula Business Services Ltd

The claimant was not dismissed, so the unfair dismissal claim failed; the other claims also failed on their merits.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the claimant was dismissed
  • breach of contract for notice pay
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • counterclaim for breach of contract.

Reference: 6000953/2025

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10 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and I Haythornthwaite

The Tribunal found that Dr Gilby was constructively dismissed and subjected to detriments because of protected disclosures, making the dismissal unfair under section 103A and the detriment claims well-founded.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the resignation amounted to constructive dismissal
  • whether the reason was protected disclosure
  • whether detriments were on grounds of protected disclosures
  • adverse inferences from document destruction
  • costs and indemnity principle.

Reference: 2402398/2023

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9 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Toolstation Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and the claim also appeared to be out of time.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for unfair dismissal claim
  • failure to attend hearing
  • rule 47 dismissal.

Reference: 2404260/2025

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30 Jun 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Other

Employer: Langdon College and Others

The Tribunal dismissed all complaints arising before 28 August 2024 because they were compromised by a valid settlement agreement, leaving later complaints to be determined.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Jurisdiction - effect of a settlement agreement under section 203 Employment Rights Act 1996 compromising claims
  • dismissal of out-of-time or settled complaints.

Reference: 2406426/2024

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29 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Ltd

The claim was struck out because it was not brought within the time limits set out in section 48 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limit for whistleblowing detriment claim
  • application of the Dedman principle regarding erroneous advice from solicitors
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to bring the claim in time
  • extension under ACAS early conciliation.

Reference: 6034784/2025

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