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13 cases tagged Continuous Employment.
Production operative dismissed during long-term sick leave: unfair dismissal claim fails on service
A production operative who was dismissed while on sick leave for plantar fasciitis and depression lost her unfair dismissal claim because she had less than two years' service. All disability discrimination claims were also dismissed.
Founder's unfair dismissal claim struck out: no continuous employment before TUPE transfer
A former CEO who founded the business could not show he was an employee of the transferor company, so his unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of continuous service.
Security worker's unfair dismissal claim fails due to breaks in service
A security worker who knew he lacked two years' continuous employment pursued an unfair dismissal claim anyway. The tribunal dismissed the claim and ordered him to pay £8,696 in costs.
Marketing agent through own company lacked two years' service for unfair dismissal claim
A former employee who worked through his own company before becoming an employee had his unfair dismissal claim struck out because he had less than two years' continuous service as an employee.
Church organist's unfair dismissal claim fails over two-year service rule
A Newcastle tribunal has dismissed an organist's unfair dismissal claim because his continuous employment fell short of the two-year qualifying period by just two days.
Group CTO denied unfair dismissal claim after consultancy period excluded from service
A group chief technology officer who worked for a company via his own limited company before becoming an employee was unable to claim unfair dismissal because his continuous service fell short of two years.
Long-serving directors win redundancy pay but unfair dismissal claims fail
Two operations directors with 20 years' service were awarded redundancy pay and notice pay after their employer went into winding-up, but their unfair dismissal claims were rejected.
Less than two years' service: conditional offer and unpaid shadowing did not count
A leisure centre attendant who was dismissed after less than two years' continuous employment could not bring an unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal ruled his employment started only when he began his first paid shift, not when he did unpaid job shadowing.
AV Sales Manager's unfair dismissal claim fails over start date dispute
A tribunal dismissed an unfair dismissal claim by an AV Sales Manager who had less than two years' service because his employment started later than he claimed.
Seasonal chauffeur with 17 years' service loses unfair dismissal claim over broken continuity
A chauffeur who worked for the Dubai Royal Family for 17 years under fixed-term contracts was unable to claim unfair dismissal because gaps between seasons broke his continuous service. The tribunal found the 2019 gap was due to resignation, not a temporary cessation of work.
Claim dismissed: train maintainer lacked two years' continuous employment
A preliminary hearing ruled that a train maintainer did not have sufficient continuous employment to bring an unfair dismissal claim, as his earlier work was as a self-employed contractor.
Strike out revoked: disputed continuous service must go to full hearing
A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was initially struck out for lack of service, but the tribunal revoked that decision after realising the claimant's representations were overlooked. The dispute over continuous employment will now be heard at a full hearing.
Operations Manager dismissed during redundancy after furlough holiday pay dispute
A wedding venue operations manager lost her unfair dismissal claim but won £107.69 in unpaid holiday pay after being required to take holiday while on furlough.