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7 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Maximus UK Services Ltd and Ingeus UK Ltd

All claims were struck out, initially some for having no reasonable prospect of success and later the remaining claim for failure to comply with a tribunal order and not actively pursuing the case.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Striking out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for no reasonable prospect of success and for failure to comply with a tribunal order
  • time limits for bringing discrimination claims
  • requirements for sufficient particularisation of claims
  • application of Cox v Adecco and Moustache v Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust.

Reference: 3306242/2024

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2 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The Tribunal found that the respondent had a genuine belief in misconduct, carried out a reasonable investigation, and dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses; all discrimination, harassment, and victimisation claims were either out of time or not substantiated.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Unfair dismissal (conduct)
  • wrongful dismissal
  • direct race and disability discrimination
  • harassment related to race
  • victimisation
  • time limits (Equality Act 2010)
  • whether claimant was disabled.

Reference: 3312048/2022

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2 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Stonbury Ltd

Whistleblowing, trade union, and breach of contract/wages claims were dismissed as out of time because it was reasonably practicable to present them; disability discrimination claim was allowed to proceed on just and equitable grounds, but remains undetermined.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Time limits
  • reasonably practicable test
  • just and equitable extension
  • Acas early conciliation certificates
  • Dedman principle (adviser fault)
  • disability discrimination jurisdiction

Reference: 3301105/2024

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25 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£14,531.24 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Unipools Ltd and L K Mindel

The claimant succeeded in claims for unpaid wages, notice pay and redundancy pay against the first respondent, but the claim against the second respondent was dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 s.13)
  • breach of contract in respect of notice (wrongful dismissal)
  • entitlement to statutory redundancy payment under Employment Rights Act 1996 s.162
  • personal liability of director for company debts.

Reference: 3303490/2025

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25 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£15,422.02 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Unipools Ltd and L K Mindel

The claimant succeeded in claims for wages, breach of contract, and redundancy against the First Respondent, but the claim against the Second Respondent was dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract regarding notice period
  • entitlement to statutory redundancy pay
  • and liability of the second respondent.

Reference: 3303489/2025

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25 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£11,964.92 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Unipools Ltd and L K Mindel

The claimant won all claims against the First Respondent (unauthorised deductions, breach of contract, redundancy, and holiday pay) but lost the claim against the Second Respondent, which was dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice pay)
  • redundancy entitlement
  • and holiday pay - all arising from the employer ceasing trading without meeting statutory and contractual obligations.

Reference: 3303488/2025

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24 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: The G.I. Group Ltd

The breach of contract claim was dismissed, but the remaining claims (unfair dismissal, discrimination, harassment) were not struck out and continue, making the overall outcome split.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether a binding settlement agreement was concluded
  • whether claims should be struck out for lack of active pursuit or impossibility of a fair hearing due to claimant's ill health
  • costs for unreasonable conduct.

Reference: 3306088/2023

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24 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Golden Tours Ltd

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success, and the race discrimination claim was struck out after the claimant failed to pay the required deposit order.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal - agency worker status and insufficient qualifying service
  • race discrimination - little reasonable prospect of success due to plausible non-discriminatory explanation
  • deposit order for discrimination claim
  • failure to pay deposit leading to strike out.

Reference: 6007294/2025

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24 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Yad Voezer Ltd

Both claims were struck out because, even taken at their highest, the evidence—particularly the clear CCTV footage—showed a gross misconduct dismissal with no reasonable prospect of establishing unfair dismissal or race discrimination.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out under rule 37 for no reasonable prospects of success
  • special caution required before striking out discrimination claims
  • assessment of clear CCTV evidence in an unfair dismissal case
  • approach where the claimant is absent
  • reconsideration under rule 70.

Reference: 6005865/2025

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17 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: JM Specialist Services Ltd and Active Air Engineering Ltd

The claim was struck out in its entirety under Rule 38 because the claimant failed to actively pursue the litigation, including failing to attend the case management hearing and failing to respond to the Tribunal's direction.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38 for failure to actively pursue
  • whether a fair trial remains possible
  • consequences of non-attendance and non-compliance with directions.

Reference: 3302530/2025

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17 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: London Borough of Enfield

The claimant was not disabled during the relevant period, so her claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments were dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Definition of disability under Equality Act 2010
  • whether the claimant's conditions had a substantial and long-term adverse effect.

Reference: 3305830/2023

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13 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Edmonton Baptist Church and others

The claimant's disability discrimination claims were dismissed because he was not a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010 at the material time; all other claims continue.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Definition of disability under Equality Act 2010
  • whether claimant was disabled at the material time.

Reference: 6005313/2025

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11 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Associated British Ports

The claimant won on constructive unfair dismissal, unauthorised deductions, and breach of contract, but lost on race discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

Legal Issues (8)
  • Constructive dismissal
  • implied term of mutual trust and confidence
  • contractual sick pay
  • unauthorised deductions
  • protected disclosures
  • race discrimination
  • Polkey reduction
  • contributory fault.

Reference: 3312501/2023

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7 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£142,436.13 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Mrs L Todd (deceased)

The claimants won on wages and section 1 statement claims but withdrew their breach of contract claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II ERA 1996
  • failure to provide written statement of particulars under section 1 ERA 1996
  • withdrawal of breach of contract claims.

Reference: 3304529/2024

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6 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Splendid Hospitality Group LLP

All claims were dismissed after a full merits hearing; the harassment claim did not meet the statutory threshold and the breach of contract claim lacked evidence of a contractual variation.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Harassment under s26 Equality Act 2010
  • breach of contract for unpaid overtime
  • deposit order
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • burden of proof in discrimination claims.

Reference: 3301811/2023

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5 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: Hertfordshire County Council

The claime was dismissed and struck out because the claimant failed to attend hearings, failed to comply with tribunal orders, and conducted the proceedings unreasonably, rendering a fair trial impossible.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Failure to attend hearing
  • non-compliance with tribunal orders
  • unreasonable conduct
  • strike out under rules 38(1)(b)/(c) and 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
  • discretionary dismissal for lack of fair trial possible

Reference: 6021733/2025

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4 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Secretary of State for Justice

The first claimant's indirect discrimination claim was struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success, and her application to add a victimisation claim was refused.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Application to amend under Rule 30 and Selkent principles
  • definition of protected act under s.27 Equality Act 2010
  • strike out for no reasonable prospects
  • balance of hardship and prejudice.

Reference: 3300929/2024

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3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Bushells Bakery Ltd

The claims of automatically unfair dismissal under section 100(1)(c) and section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996 were not well founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Automatically unfair dismissal
  • health and safety detriment
  • protected disclosure detriment
  • burden of proof
  • whether the claimant was dismissed for a protected reason.

Reference: 6023528/2025

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3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Optimus Access Ltd

All of the claimant's complaints were dismissed as not well-founded, resulting in the entire claim being dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • breach of contract (wrongful dismissal)
  • unpaid wages (including holiday pay and arrears of pay).

Reference: 3302587/2025

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31 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£76.92 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Aquevo Ltd

Claimant succeeded on breach of contract, holiday pay, and unauthorised deductions claims but lost on payslips claim; overall split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Breach of contract for notice pay
  • holiday pay under Working Time Regulations
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • failure to provide itemised pay statements.

Reference: 3303724/2025

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31 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The tribunal dismissed the claim because, although one email contained protected disclosures, the claimant was not dismissed because of those disclosures, so his unfair dismissal complaint was not well-founded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits under s.111 ERA 1996 and the meaning of 'reasonably practicable'
  • whether alleged statements were protected disclosures under s.43B ERA 1996
  • whether dismissal was because of protected disclosures under s.103A ERA 1996
  • strike out under rule 37 ET Rules.

Reference: 3311878/2023

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31 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Sysco GB Ltd

Both claims dismissed: unfair dismissal out of time and claimant not disabled for discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims
  • definition of disability under section 6 Equality Act 2010
  • just and equitable extension for discrimination claims.

Reference: 6018191/2025

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