Struck out

Former employee v Department for Work and Pensions

A former employee who failed to attend his own unfair dismissal hearing and ignored tribunal orders has been ordered to pay the Department for Work and Pensions nearly £10,000 in costs.

Former employee v Kings College London Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim against Kings College London was struck out because they did not have the required two years' service. Their discrimination claims were dismissed after a hearing.

Former employee v Amey Services Limited

A former employee who sent threatening emails to colleagues and called a witness a liar outside the tribunal room had his unfair dismissal claim struck out. The tribunal said a fair trial was no longer possible.

Former employee v CSH Surrey

A former employee's disability discrimination claim against the CEO of CSH Surrey was struck out after she failed to particularise any specific allegations against him. The tribunal found the claim had no reasonable prospects of success.

Former employee v The Restaurant Group PLC

A former employee who failed to attend hearings and ignored tribunal orders had his unfair dismissal claim struck out. The tribunal also noted he had less than two years' service, which normally bars such claims.

Former employee v London & Quadrant Housing Trust

The tribunal struck out all remaining claims brought by a former employee against London & Quadrant Housing Trust after she failed to provide required details, despite having dyslexia.

Former employee v Conwy County Borough Council

An employment tribunal refused to strike out Conwy County Borough Council's response despite persistent delays in providing a List of Issues and disclosure, finding a fair trial was still possible.

Former employee v BAE Systems (Operations) Limited

A former employee's whistleblowing detriment claims against BAE Systems have been partially struck out as out of time, but her constructive dismissal and some other claims can proceed.

Former employee v Italian Catering Concept Ltd

A former employee's constructive unfair dismissal claim was dismissed after neither he nor his former employer, now in liquidation, attended the final hearing or provided any evidence.

Lead Engagement & Core Production Officer (local authority) v Mosses Community Association Limited (in Voluntary Creditors Liquidation)

A local authority employee was awarded £15,483 after her employer's response was struck out for failing to comply with case management orders, leaving the tribunal unable to hold a fair hearing.

Coroner and Claims Officer (4.5 years' service) v North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

An employment tribunal dismissed two whistleblower claims after the claimant repeatedly failed to engage with proceedings and did not attend the final hearing.

Beauty Consultant (zero-hours contract) v E’Quipe Japan Limited

A Chinese beauty consultant who claimed she was dismissed because of her race after an argument with Arabic customers has had her claim struck out. The tribunal found no link between her treatment and her race.

Former employee v Riverside Surgery

A former employee's claim for automatically unfair dismissal was struck out after she failed to pay a £500 deposit ordered by the tribunal. The GP surgery also won costs of £3,036.

Former employee v Change Grow Live

A former employee's unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination claims have been struck out after being brought too late, with the tribunal also citing unreasonable conduct. The respondent was awarded £5,000 in costs.

Former employee v Firstport Property Services Ltd

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim against Firstport Property Services Ltd was struck out after they failed to provide disclosure despite an unless order. The tribunal also ordered them to pay £500 in costs.

Former employee v Department for Education

A former employee who filed eight separate claims against the Department for Education and others has had all claims struck out after the tribunal found his conduct scandalous, unreasonable and vexatious.

Human Resources Business Partner v Romac Logistics Limited

A tribunal has refused an employer's attempt to strike out claims of disability discrimination and victimisation brought by an autistic HR Business Partner who was dismissed after raising concerns about missing right-to-work documents.

Former employee (Project Manager, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Pensions) v Surrey County Council

A tribunal has struck out a former employee's unfair dismissal claim after he deliberately misled the tribunal about a medical appointment and failed to comply with case management orders.

Board-level Health and Safety Director v Wilko Limited

A tribunal has refused to strike out a whistleblowing claim brought by a board-level health and safety director who alleged he was suspended and denied a bonus after raising concerns about storm risks.

Former employee v Société Air France

A former employee's claims for associative race discrimination, constructive unfair dismissal, age discrimination and victimisation were struck out or made subject to a deposit order after the tribunal found they had no reasonable prospects of success.

Warehouse operative (7 months' service) v Amazon UK Services Ltd

A warehouse operative who resigned in a phone call but later claimed he had withdrawn his resignation had his unfair dismissal claim struck out. The tribunal found his words were unambiguous and the resignation stood.

Former employee v Kindred (London) Limited

A former employee's whistleblowing unfair dismissal claim was struck out after he repeatedly failed to give specific details of his alleged protected disclosures, despite multiple tribunal orders.

Former employee v Avensis Support Limited

A former employee's whistleblowing unfair dismissal claim was dismissed after he failed to attend a preliminary hearing and emailed the tribunal saying he had a new job and did not want to lose it by being a whistleblower.

Former employee v Revere Riverside Ltd

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was struck out after her employer was dissolved and she could not afford the £585 fee to restore it to the register.

Manager in Learning Disability Services (5 years' service) v Guideposts Trust Limited

A manager with 5 years' service had multiple discrimination and unfair dismissal claims struck out after failing to pay deposit orders totalling £125 per claim. The tribunal found some claims had little reasonable prospect of success.

Warehouse Partner (4 weeks' service) v John Lewis plc

A warehouse partner who was sacked after just four weeks for using a false name and lying about previous employment had his unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims struck out by the Reading Employment Tribunal.

Former employee v Active Assistance Limited; Staff Management Limited

A former employee who hung up on the tribunal clerk and ignored repeated attempts to contact her had her unfair dismissal claim thrown out for non-attendance.

Former employee v International Television Channel Limited

A tribunal refused to strike out an unfair dismissal claim despite the claimant's failure to comply with case management orders for months, because a fair hearing was still possible and less drastic measures could be used.

Former employee (service manager) v Enable Care Services (South Wales) Ltd

A former service manager's unfair dismissal claim was struck out after she failed to attend a case management hearing and did not comply with subsequent tribunal orders. Her application for reconsideration was refused.

Former employee v Vision on Services GB Ltd

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was struck out after he failed to attend a preliminary hearing, despite being warned that non-attendance could lead to strike-out. No compensation was awarded.

Retail assistant (15 years' service) v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd

A 15-year retail assistant had her entire claim struck out after failing to respond to a strike-out warning and not complying with case management orders. The tribunal had already dismissed her race discrimination claims and refused to add a whistleblowing complaint.

Trainee Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

A former trainee assistant psychological wellbeing practitioner had her unfair dismissal and discrimination claims struck out after repeatedly failing to comply with case management orders and not responding to a strike-out warning.

Solicitor v Just Family Law Ltd

A solicitor who claimed he was dismissed for raising a GDPR concern had his protected disclosure claim struck out. The tribunal also found he lacked the two years' service needed for ordinary unfair dismissal.

Former employee v Sodexo Limited

A former employee's disability discrimination claim against Sodexo Limited was struck out after she repeatedly failed to provide ordered medical information. The tribunal found no reasonable excuse for the non-compliance.

Former employee (telephony service worker) v Capita Customer Management Ltd

A former Capita employee had her unfair dismissal claim struck out after she refused to engage with documents during cross-examination, making a fair hearing impossible.

Head Teacher / Principal (part-time) v Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamia

An employment tribunal has refused to strike out most claims brought by a former head teacher against Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamia, including allegations of disability discrimination and whistleblowing detriment. However, the reasonable adjustments claim was ordered to be subject to a deposit order hearing.

Former employee v Halsey Masonic Hall, Watford, Limited

An employment tribunal dismissed all remaining claims of a former employee who did not attend the final hearing and failed to comply with court orders, ending a case that had already lost several claims due to non-compliance.

Former employee v Leicester City Council

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim against Leicester City Council was struck out because he had less than two years' service. His subsequent applications for relief from sanction and reconsideration were also refused.

Former employee v Verisure Services (UK) Limited

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was thrown out after she failed to join a preliminary hearing, despite multiple warnings from the tribunal clerk.

Former employee v Holtwhites Hotel and Daycare Centre (an unincorporated partnership)

A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was struck out after he failed to attend the final hearing, ignored tribunal orders, and sent abusive emails to the respondent's solicitor.

Former employee v Co-operative Group Limited

A former employee's claim that he was dismissed for making a protected disclosure about a colleague's alleged corruption has been struck out by the Manchester Employment Tribunal because the disclosure was based on rumours and the claims were out of time.