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15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£43,633.92 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: I Yukums and others

The claimant succeeded in her claims against the fourth respondent for unfair dismissal, unauthorised deductions, unpaid pension, holiday pay, and failure to provide a statement, but her claims against the other respondents were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • failure to pay pension contributions
  • holiday pay
  • failure to provide written particulars.

Reference: 3300036/2025

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11 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Fortnum and Mason plc

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

Legal Issues (7)
  • Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010 and s.23 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • constructive dismissal test (breach of contract
  • resignation in response
  • affirmation)
  • direct discrimination comparators
  • burden of proof
  • unauthorised deductions.

Reference: 3302461/2024

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8 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: EasyJet Airline Company Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing and did not respond to attempts to contact her, indicating she had decided not to pursue her claim.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Dismissal under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to attend a hearing.

Reference: 3312555/2023

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3 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Virgin Media O2 UK Ltd

The claimant's protected disclosure claims were struck out because the alleged disclosure could not reasonably be believed to be in the public interest or tend to show health and safety endangerment, thus no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the alleged protected disclosure was made in the public interest and tended to show a relevant matter (health and safety) under s43B(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
  • application of Rule 38(1)(a) strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success.

Reference: 6014937/2025

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2 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: FM Cornerstone Ltd

Claimants succeeded on unfair dismissal and notice pay claims but failed on contractual redundancy claim.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • breach of contract (notice pay and contractual redundancy)
  • calculation of awards
  • credit for payments made.

Reference: 3301903/2025

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1 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£22,074.52 awarded

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Joint Pub Ventures Ltd

The claimant succeeded in claims of pregnancy discrimination, victimisation, breach of contract and holiday pay, but failed on statutory sick pay.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Pregnancy discrimination (s18 EqA)
  • victimisation (s27 EqA)
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract)
  • unauthorised deduction of wages (holiday pay)
  • statutory sick pay entitlement
  • ACAS Code uplift.

Reference: 3300939/2025

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29 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome£154,955.91 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Alvarius Pharmaceuticals Ltd

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages, failed to pay contractual notice pay, and failed to pay accrued holiday pay, resulting in successful claims on those grounds but dismissal of other claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice pay)
  • holiday pay entitlement.

Reference: 6016023/2024

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26 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome£36,664.32 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant won on unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability but lost on the reasonable adjustments claim, resulting in a split verdict.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • disability discrimination (discrimination arising from disability)
  • reasonable adjustments
  • injury to feelings
  • recoupment of benefits.

Reference: 3306464/2024

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26 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome£1,400 awarded

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

Employer: Stop-Choc Ltd

Overall, the claimant succeeded on unfair dismissal and a claim for written particulars but lost on race discrimination, wrongful dismissal, and other claims, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (11)
  • Procedural fairness of dismissal under sections 98
  • 112
  • 118
  • 122
  • 123 ERA 1996
  • application of the ACAS Code of Practice
  • contributory fault and Polkey reduction (100%)
  • race discrimination comparators under s13 and s136 Equality Act 2010
  • wrongful dismissal for gross misconduct
  • award for failure to provide written statement of changes under s4(1) and s38 Employment Act 2002
  • claim for written reasons for dismissal under s92 ERA.

Reference: 3301885/2025

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