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7 Sept 2026
Claimant won£73,198.90 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: P&A Hydraulics Ltd

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay wages, notice pay, and redundancy payments as required by law, and awarded the full amounts claimed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages
  • failure to provide statutory redundancy payment
  • breach of contract for failure to provide notice pay.
2 Sept 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: Mrs M Wendorff-Kowalczuk and Dell Medical Centre

The claimant failed to prove she was a disabled person at the material time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the discrimination claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Definition of disability under s6 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof on claimant to show substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities at the material time
  • alternative strike-out under Rule 38 for no reasonable prospects.
18 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to establish protected disclosures, discrimination, or any unlawful treatment; some claims were also barred by a prior settlement agreement.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Protected disclosure definition
  • public interest requirement
  • causation under s.47B ERA
  • discrimination burden of proof (Igen v Wong)
  • effect of COT3 settlement and Henderson v Henderson principle
  • time limits and just and equitable extension.
10 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Goji Administration Services Ltd and Euroclear SA/NV

The commission structure lacked sufficient certainty to render any sum quantifiable as properly payable, and the post-termination restriction precluded entitlement in any event.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Interpretation of commission scheme
  • whether sums were quantifiable and properly payable
  • effect of post-termination restrictions
  • application of TUPE (share sale not a relevant transfer).
10 Aug 2026
Claimant won£19,560.49 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Sansum Solutions Group Ltd

The complaints of unfair dismissal and breach of contract (dismissal without notice) succeeded; the holiday pay claim was withdrawn after payment.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal (substantive unfairness)
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract for failure to give notice)
  • holiday pay (withdrawn after payment).
5 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£4,130.64 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Leidos Industrial Engineers Ltd

The claimant won his constructive unfair dismissal claim because the respondent's flawed disciplinary process, trumped-up charges, and unfair final written warning cumulatively breached the implied term of trust and confidence, but lost his whistleblowing claims because the protected disclosure did not materially influence the respondent's actions.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Constructive dismissal: breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • whether a series of acts cumulatively amounted to a repudiatory breach. Whistleblowing: whether the protected disclosure was the principal reason for the detrimental acts or the constructive dismissal.
29 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Property Partners Management Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without a satisfactory explanation, and his non-attendance was found to be deliberate and contumelious.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to attend a hearing
  • consideration of Roberts v Skelmersdale College principles
  • overriding objective and prejudice to the respondent.
28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: My Lahore Birmingham Ltd and AF Restaurants Ltd

All claims were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success or the claimants failed to comply with orders to properly particularise their claims.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects (Rule 37)
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
  • redundancy as reason for dismissal
  • time limits
  • deposit orders
  • costs and wasted costs.
27 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: London Borough of Newham

The claim was struck out because there was no reasonable prospect of success; the dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses given the repeated security breaches and a live final written warning.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Application of strike-out test under Rule 38(1)(a) – no reasonable prospect of success. The tribunal considered the Burchell test (genuine belief
  • reasonable grounds
  • reasonable investigation) and the range of reasonable responses. The claimant's case was not reasonably arguable given the seriousness of the misconduct and the existing final written warning.
27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£5,179.24 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Care Premium Ltd

The claimant succeeded in proving that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to pay holiday pay, and the claim was allowed despite being out of time due to reasonable practicability.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting a claim (extension granted because not reasonably practicable and presented within a further reasonable period)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • holiday pay as an unlawful deduction.
21 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£5,000 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: Silverman Opticians Ltd

Claimant won on victimisation (bonus withdrawal) and section 38 claim but lost on direct discrimination, harassment and unfair dismissal.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Direct discrimination
  • harassment
  • victimisation under Equality Act 2010
  • unfair dismissal
  • section 38 Employment Act 2002 award
15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£118.75 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Compassion Homes Ltd

Unfair dismissal claim dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; wages claim succeeded by consent.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Jurisdictional bar for unfair dismissal due to insufficient continuous service under section 108 ERA 1996
  • consent order for unauthorised deduction from wages.
14 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: London Borough of Havering and Mr D Alexander

All claims were dismissed because the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction due to res judicata/Henderson v Henderson and/or the claims were out of time, with no extension granted.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
  • res judicata and Henderson v Henderson abuse of process
  • time limits under section 123 Equality Act 2010
  • just and equitable extension of time.
14 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Smooth Transfer Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the final hearing without providing any explanation.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Dismissal for non-attendance under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Procedure Rules 2024
  • consideration of the overriding objective and whether practicable enquiries had been made about the claimant's absence.
14 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£12,000 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

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.
13 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£20,127.20 awarded

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

Employer: Highams Saaz LLP and Mr C Highams

The claimant succeeded in part on wrongful dismissal, wages arrears, holiday pay, and itemised pay statement, but her unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims were dismissed as out of time, and other claims failed.

Legal Issues (8)
  • Wrongful dismissal (notice pay)
  • breach of contract
  • unauthorised deductions
  • holiday pay
  • itemised pay statement
  • written statement
  • jurisdiction/time limits for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing
  • counterclaim.
10 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Uber London Ltd

All claims were dismissed: unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal were presented out of time, and whistleblowing detriment claims were struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for wrongful dismissal claims under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994
  • strike-out of whistleblowing claims under Rule 38(1) of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024
  • application of Mechkarov principles to strike-out of discrimination/whistleblowing claims.
9 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: PP Management Ltd

The claimant did not attend the hearing and failed to provide a witness statement, leading to dismissal under Rule 47.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance
  • failure to comply with witness statement orders
  • overriding objective and fairness considerations.
9 Jul 2026
Claimant won£28,123 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Metropolitan Care Services Ltd

The Tribunal found in favour of the Claimant on all claims, awarding a total of £28,123 for unpaid wages, holiday pay, wrongful dismissal, and failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars.

Legal Issues (5)
  • The key legal issues included: (1) Whether the Respondent made unlawful deductions from wages in breach of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 by failing to provide and pay for the guaranteed 45 hours per week
  • (2) Whether the Claimant's dismissal without notice was a wrongful dismissal (breach of contract) or justified by repudiatory conduct
  • (3) Entitlement to holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998
  • including carry-over rights
  • (4) Whether the Respondent failed to provide a written statement of employment particulars triggering an award under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002.
9 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Aecom Ltd

The claim was dismissed on remission because the Tribunal found the claimant was not a genuine applicant for the role.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Disability discrimination
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments
  • genuine applicant requirement
  • strike out
  • remission from EAT
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