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10 cases tagged Costs.
COVID test grievance claim struck out as out of time and lacking merit
A former employee who claimed he was victimised for leaving work to take a COVID-19 test had his case struck out for being out of time and having no reasonable prospect of success. He was also ordered to pay £50,186.50 in costs.
Costs application refused: a week's delay in disclosure was not unreasonable
A former employee who sought £1,550 in costs after the respondent delayed disclosure by a week has had his application refused. The tribunal found the conduct was not unreasonable.
Senior academic ordered to pay £1,000 costs after failing to comply with tribunal order
A highly qualified academic who failed to provide a supplemental impact statement as ordered by the tribunal has been ordered to pay £1,000 in costs. The tribunal found his conduct unreasonable and that it caused a hearing to be postponed.
Claim struck out after repeated adjournments and lack of preparation
An employment tribunal struck out an unfair dismissal claim after the claimant failed to prepare for two hearings and made a last-minute adjournment application based on a minor surgery. The claimant was also ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.
Claim struck out after claimant refused to engage with tribunal process
A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was struck out after he deliberately ignored tribunal orders and refused to communicate with his employer, Whittington Health NHS Trust.
Long-serving employee's fresh claim struck out as abuse of process
A former Ministry of Defence employee with 34 years' service had his second unfair dismissal claim struck out for being substantially the same as a 2015 claim he withdrew, and for paying a deposit late.
Whistleblowing claim struck out: relitigating the same disclosure
A former Transport for London engineer had his whistleblowing detriment claim struck out after trying to relitigate a disclosure already decided by a previous tribunal. He was ordered to pay £2,940 in costs for withdrawing the rest late.
Costs award of £1,200 upheld after late claim withdrawal: reconsideration refused
A former employee who withdrew their claim shortly before a hearing was ordered to pay £1,200 in costs. The employer's bid to have the award reconsidered has been refused.
Costs of £2,111.90 awarded after former employee pursued unfair dismissal claim with no reasonable prospects
A former employee who pursued an unfair dismissal claim that had no reasonable prospects of success has been ordered to pay £2,111.90 in costs after ignoring a without prejudice offer and failing to attend the costs hearing.
Costs application refused: reconsideration fails on 'new' emails
A tribunal has refused to reconsider its decision not to award costs against a former employee who withdrew an amendment application, ruling that emails from March 2022 were not new evidence and would not have changed the outcome.