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Hospitality & Catering Tribunal Data Analysis
Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Hospitality & Catering sector based on our 12-month database analysis.
205Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)
Historical Hospitality & Catering decisions from our database catalog.
58%Success Factor
Proportion of claims won or split/upheld in our database.
42%Dismissal Rate
Claims lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.
↑ Strongest IndicatorUnpaid wages (100% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorUnfair dismissal (24% Success)
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Showing 14 cases from the last 2 months.
3200322/2020 • 13 Apr 2026
won
The tribunal refused the respondent’s late amendment because the prejudice to the claimant and the risk of delay outweighed any prejudice to the respondent.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether a tribunal may permit a late amendment to insert the statutory defence of legitimate aim/proportionality in an indirect discrimination claim
- applying the Selkent/Vaughan balance‑of‑hardship test and the requirement to comply with a prior mandatory order.
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3205774/2022 • 2 Apr 2026
split
The tribunal struck out the automatic unfair dismissal and unpaid wages claims as having no reasonable prospect of success and found the detriment claim insufficiently pleaded, but allowed the ordinary unfair dismissal claims to proceed.
Legal Issues (4)
- Automatic unfair dismissal (s103A ERA 1996)
- ordinary unfair dismissal
- protected‑disclosure detriment (s47B ERA 1996)
- strike‑out applications under Rule 37(1)(a) and potential deposit orders under Rule 39.
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6007726/2024 • 25 Mar 2026
split
The tribunal dismissed the race discrimination claim but upheld the claims for unpaid holiday, unauthorised deductions, breach of contract and failure to provide terms, resulting in a split decision.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct race discrimination; failure to pay accrued holiday pay; unauthorised deductions from wages; breach of contract by dismissing without notice; failure to provide a written statement of terms.
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3200571/2024 • 24 Mar 2026
struck_out
The tribunal concluded the claimant had not demonstrated that it was not reasonably practicable to bring his claims within the three‑month limit, so no extension was granted and all claims were struck out.
Legal Issues (2)
- Statutory three‑month time limits for unfair dismissal
- wrongful dismissal and wage claims; the ‘reasonable practicability’ test for extending time; the ‘just and equitable’ discretion under Equality Act 2010 s 123 for discrimination claims; assessment of medical evidence to determine incapacity.
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1401591/2025 • 20 Mar 2026
won
All three of the claimant's complaints – unauthorised wage deductions, breach of contract notice pay and unpaid redundancy – were found well‑founded and the respondents were ordered to pay the respective sums.
Legal Issues (4)
- Application of TUPE (Regulation 3 and 4) transferring liabilities
- unauthorised deductions from wages
- breach of contract for notice pay
- and entitlement to statutory redundancy under ERA 1996.
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1402531/2024 • 20 Mar 2026
lost
The claim was dismissed because the claimant neither supplied a schedule of loss nor attended the hearing, giving no reason, allowing the tribunal to dismiss under Rule 47.
Legal Issues (1)
- Failure to particularise loss; non‑attendance at hearing; dismissal of claim under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules.
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1400314/2025 • 20 Mar 2026
won
The Tribunal found both the unauthorised wage‑deduction claim and the notice‑pay breach claim to be well‑founded and ordered the respondents to pay the amounts claimed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages; breach of contract in relation to notice pay; application of TUPE regulations to the transfer of the undertaking and the resulting liability for the second respondent.
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1402055/2025 • 20 Mar 2026
won
All three claims – unauthorised deductions, breach of contract notice pay and failure to pay statutory redundancy – were found well‑founded and the respondents were ordered to pay the claimant the respective sums.
Legal Issues (4)
- Application of TUPE (Regulation 3 and 4) to determine liability
- breach of contract for unauthorised deductions
- breach of contract for notice pay
- entitlement to statutory redundancy payment under ERA 1996 s 163.
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2309398/2025 • 18 Mar 2026
won
The tribunal found the respondent had unlawfully withheld the claimant’s May 2025 wages and accrued holiday pay and ordered payment of the amounts due.
Legal Issues (2)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages and failure to pay accrued statutory holiday pay
- breaches of the employment contract and statutory entitlement.
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8002895/2025 • 16 Mar 2026
struck_out
The tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal, redundancy and protective award claims because the claimant had less than two years' qualifying service and the employer did not dismiss 20 or more employees, leaving no reasonable prospect of success.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the claimant met the two‑year qualifying service threshold for unfair dismissal
- whether the 20‑employee consultation rule for a protective award applied
- and the tribunal's jurisdiction to hear the claims.
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6018385/2024 • 13 Mar 2026
lost
The claim was dismissed because the claimant repeatedly failed to attend hearings without a valid justification, prompting the tribunal to apply rule 47 and strike out the case.
Legal Issues (1)
- Detriment under ERA 1996 s47B; unfair dismissal under ERA 1996 ss98 and 103A; unpaid holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998; procedural dismissal for non‑attendance under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
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8001585/2025 • 12 Mar 2026
other
The provided excerpt stops before the Tribunal’s final decision on the discrimination claim, so the outcome cannot be determined from the text.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether dyslexia meets the Equality Act definition of disability (substantial and long‑term adverse effect)
- and whether the employer discriminated by not making reasonable adjustments.
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6015328/2024 • 10 Mar 2026
struck_out
The tribunal struck out the claim because it had no reasonable prospects of success and the claimant had not demonstrated a repudiatory breach of contract.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the alleged breaches amounted to a repudiatory breach capable of supporting constructive unfair dismissal; the adequacy of the pleadings (including an undeclared discrimination claim); application of Rule 38 to strike out a claim with no reasonable prospect of success; consideration of claimant’s conduct as a litigant in person.
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8002110/2024 • 9 Mar 2026
won
The tribunal found the first respondent had unlawfully deducted wages, failed to give statutory holiday and notice pay and did not provide a written statement of particulars, ordering payment of the claimed sums.
Legal Issues (5)
- Breach of Section 13 ERA (unlawful deductions)
- Regulation 16 WTR (holiday pay)
- Sections 86‑89 ERA (statutory notice pay)
- failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars (Schedule 5 Employment Act 2002 / ERA s1)
- and identification of the correct employer.
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