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20 cases tagged no Reasonable Prospects.
Whistleblowing claim struck out: when the disclosure comes too late
Two warehouse operatives had their automatic unfair dismissal claims for whistleblowing struck out because the alleged breaches happened before they made their protected disclosure. The tribunal said the claims had no reasonable prospects of success.
Race discrimination claim partly struck out: third-party motive not enough
A tribunal struck out one part of a former employee's race discrimination claim because the alleged discriminatory act was carried out by a third party, but allowed other allegations to proceed.
Claim struck out: no employment relationship with Financial Ombudsman Service
A former complainant who claimed to be an employee of the Financial Ombudsman Service had all his claims struck out after failing to attend a preliminary hearing and providing no evidence of an employment relationship.
Short service employee's unfair dismissal claim struck out for lack of qualifying service
A former employee who worked for Norpol Recycling Limited for less than two years had his unfair dismissal claim struck out because he did not meet the qualifying period. The tribunal also found his disability discrimination claim was out of time.
Patient Administrator dismissed for theft after CCTV evidence: claim struck out as hopeless
A tribunal struck out an unfair dismissal claim from a Patient Administrator who was dismissed for allegedly stealing a colleague's bag, after finding CCTV footage left no reasonable prospect of success.
Dismissed for fraudulent ATM withdrawals: tribunal strikes out race bias claim
A Community Hub Director with 11 years' service was dismissed for gross misconduct after allegedly faking a stolen card. The tribunal struck out his unfair dismissal and race discrimination claims as having no reasonable prospects of success.
Unfair dismissal claim struck out because employee presented it before being dismissed
A senior ER adviser who claimed unfair dismissal and a redundancy payment had her case struck out because she presented the claim while still employed. The tribunal said it had no reasonable prospects of success.
Prisoner work placement dismissed after two months: claims fail on jurisdiction and time limits
A former prisoner working at Bernard Matthews had his unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and sex discrimination claims struck out because of short service, late presentation and lack of evidence.
Former bus driver's unfair dismissal claim thrown out for being too late
A tribunal dismissed all claims from a former bus driver because they were brought well after the legal time limits, with no explanation for the delay.
Costs of £15,165 for pursuing baseless claims: a warning on unreasonable conduct
A former employee who brought discrimination and harassment claims with no basis in fact has been ordered to pay £15,165 in costs after the tribunal found her conduct vexatious and unreasonable.
Constructive dismissal and discrimination claim struck out after claimant fails to attend hearing
A service controller's claims of constructive unfair dismissal and pregnancy/maternity discrimination were struck out after she failed to attend a preliminary hearing and did not comply with tribunal orders.
Former employee's discrimination claims struck out for lack of detail
An employment tribunal struck out discrimination and redundancy claims from a former NHS employee who failed to provide any details to support them, and dismissed her unfair dismissal claim.
Optical assistant dismissed after harassment conviction: tribunal strikes out unfair dismissal claim
An optical assistant who was convicted of harassment for a phone call made from her employer's phone had her unfair dismissal claim struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success.
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.
Street cleaner's age discrimination claims struck out as speculative
A street cleaner who alleged an eight-year campaign of age discrimination and harassment by his employer had his claims struck out for having no reasonable prospects of success.
Former employee's multiple claims largely struck out as abuse of process
A tribunal struck out most of a former employee's claims, including a pregnancy discrimination claim from a man, after finding the claims were misconceived, lacked reasonable prospects, or were an abuse of process. Only unfair dismissal and race discrimination claims against the employer survive.
Former employee's second claim struck out as vexatious after earlier dismissal
An employment tribunal has struck out a former employee's unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and whistleblowing claims as vexatious and having no reasonable prospects of success, after she had already lost a substantially similar claim against the same employer.
Whistleblowing claim dismissed: tribunal orders £2,000 costs for pursuing case with no prospects
A former employee's claim for automatic unfair dismissal based on alleged protected disclosures was dismissed, and she was ordered to pay £2,000 in costs for pursuing a case with no reasonable prospects.
Foster carer's unfair dismissal claim struck out: no employment contract
A foster carer who claimed unfair dismissal after being deregistered by Blackpool Council had his case struck out. The tribunal ruled that foster carers are not employees under established case law.
Constructive dismissal claim dismissed but costs refused: a case with some prospects
A former employee's claim for constructive unfair dismissal against Humberside Fire and Rescue Services was dismissed. The tribunal also refused the employer's costs application, finding the claim had some prospects of success.