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24 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Other

Employer: Manchester Abattoir Ltd

The Tribunal upheld jurisdiction for the Equality Act claims but dismissed the non-Equality Act claims for lack of jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal to hear Equality Act 2010 claims versus non-Equality Act claims.
23 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Airmatic Ltd

Both complaints were dismissed as not well-founded after a full hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Wrongful dismissal (breach of contract for notice pay)
  • breach of statutory right to be accompanied under Employment Relations Act 1999 sections 10 and 11.
23 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Morrison Data Services Ltd

The claimant's claims for discrimination arising from disability and failure to make reasonable adjustments were not well founded and failed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Disability discrimination under sections 15 and 20/21 of the Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof
  • reasonable adjustments
  • disability status.
22 Jul 2026
Claimant won£998.91 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Champdog Films Ltd

The respondent failed to file a response and the judge found that the claimant's claims for unpaid wages and holiday pay were well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • failure to pay holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998
  • default judgment under rule 22
22 Jul 2026
Claimant won£821.02 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Champdog Films Ltd

The respondent failed to respond to the claim, leading to a default judgment in favour of the claimant for unauthorised deductions and unpaid holiday pay.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Default judgment under rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
  • unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996
  • Part II)
  • failure to pay holiday pay (Working Time Regulations 1998).
22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Wirral Borough Council

All claims were dismissed: disability discrimination struck out for failure to prove disability, unfair dismissal dismissed as procedurally fair and within range of reasonable responses, and unpaid holiday pay claim dismissed because the claimant had in fact been overpaid.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Definition of disability (substantial adverse effect
  • long-term)
  • unfair dismissal – range of reasonable responses
  • adequacy of investigation
  • unlawful deduction from wages – set-off for overpayment of wages.
22 Jul 2026
Claimant won£24,046.52 awarded

Discrimination

Employer: Alternative Approach Supported Accommodation Ltd

The claimant succeeded on her disability discrimination claims, with the Tribunal awarding compensation for financial loss and injury to feelings.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Disability discrimination under Equality Act 2010: direct discrimination (section 13)
  • discrimination arising from disability (section 15)
  • and failure to make reasonable adjustments (sections 20-21).
21 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Ms J Gamble-Flowers and Salford City College Group

All claims failed on their merits after a full hearing; the Tribunal found no unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation, equal pay breach, or whistleblowing detriment.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Constructive knowledge of disability
  • duty to make reasonable adjustments
  • material factor defence in equal pay
  • protected disclosure requirements
  • causation in victimisation and whistleblowing
  • time limits.
20 Jul 2026
Claimant won£879.12 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Intesa Communications Ltd

Respondent failed to present a valid response, leading to default judgment in favour of the claimant on both wages and breach of contract claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Default judgment for failure to respond
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract for notice pay.
20 Jul 2026
Claimant won£3,920 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: PVTEC Ltd

The respondent failed to pay the claimant's full wages, notice pay, and accrued holiday pay, and the tribunal found all three claims well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 s.13)
  • breach of contract for notice pay (ERA s.86)
  • and unpaid annual leave on termination (Working Time Regulations 1998 reg.14).
20 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

Employer: Crafty Pig Designs Ltd (In voluntary liquidation) and Secretary Of State For Business And Trade

All claims were dismissed as not well-founded after a final hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • The claims were dismissed without written reasons. The legal issues would have involved entitlement to a redundancy payment and breach of contract for notice pay
  • but the judgment does not elaborate.
20 Jul 2026
Claimant won£4,131 awarded

Redundancy Pay

Employer: Printstat Ltd

The respondent failed to respond and the claimant was entitled to a redundancy payment of £4,131.00.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Redundancy payment entitlement
  • default judgment under rule 22
  • s163 Employment Rights Act 1996.
16 Jul 2026
Claimant won£321.70 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Pendle Support Ltd

The tribunal found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions totalling £321.70 from the claimant's wages, as the identity card had been returned, the notice period charge was unsupported by evidence of additional costs, and part of the training cost deduction exceeded the actual cost incurred.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Construction of contractual deduction clauses
  • whether deductions were authorised by written agreement or statutory provision
  • application of National Minimum Wage regulations
  • requirement for employer to prove actual additional costs for notice period charge
  • reasonableness of training cost recovery.
16 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£6,978.20 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant succeeded on the protected disclosure detriment claim but lost her disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant suffered a detriment for making a protected disclosure
  • whether the treatment amounted to discrimination arising from disability
  • whether an alleged repudiatory breach entitled the claimant to resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal.
11 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£7,991.50 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Work with Vista Ltd

The claimant succeeded on the unlawful deduction of wages (commission) claim but lost on holiday pay and notice pay claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful deduction of wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • holiday pay
  • notice pay.
10 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Amazon UK Services Ltd

All complaints of race discrimination, harassment, and victimisation were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rules 2013
  • rule 38(1)(a) – no reasonable prospect of success.
10 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£9,479.89 awarded

Discrimination

Employer: The Secretary of State for Justice

The claimant won on two victimisation complaints but lost her s15 and reasonable adjustment claims, making the overall outcome split.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the attendance management policy was a PCP causing substantial disadvantage
  • whether s15 unfavourable treatment arose from disability and was justified
  • whether reasonable adjustments were required
  • whether the comments and email were detriments caused by protected acts
  • remedy for injury to feelings.
10 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Extons Foods Ltd and Proman Supply Chain Ltd

The claimant was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010 at the material time, so his disability discrimination claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Definition of disability under s6 and Schedule 1 Equality Act 2010
  • substantial adverse effect and long-term effect
  • amendment of claim to add new impairment
  • strike-out for unreasonable conduct
  • reconsideration.
8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Care Solutions Recruitment Agency Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The claimant was not an employee of the first respondent, but an agency worker, and therefore not entitled to unpaid wages, holiday pay or a redundancy payment from the National Insurance Fund.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Employee vs agency worker status
  • interpretation of contractual terms
  • entitlement to redundancy and unpaid wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • section 182
  • significance of payslip and opt-out agreement terminology.
7 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: AJ&D Chapelhow (Cliburn) Ltd

The tribunal found the dismissal was by reason of genuine redundancy and that the employer followed a fair procedure, making the dismissal fair.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether there was a genuine redundancy situation
  • whether the employer acted reasonably in selecting a pool of one
  • consulting
  • considering alternatives
  • and dismissing within the range of reasonable responses.
6 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: The Commissioners for HM's Revenue and Customs

The claim of unfair dismissal was struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success and the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction, and subsequently the entire claim was struck out for failure to actively pursue.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects of success and lack of jurisdiction
  • strike out for failure to actively pursue the claim.
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