Birmingham Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Birmingham.

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19
Employers (last 3 months)
19
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
4

£42,437.36 combined

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20 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Tamworth Borough Council

All complaints were found not well-founded and dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Direct race discrimination
  • victimisation
  • protected disclosure detriment

Reference: 6021283/2024

18 Aug 2026
Claimant won£5,254.99 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: R Rahman

The claim was well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the sum claimed for unpaid wages.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Claim for unpaid wages
  • default judgment due to respondent's non-attendance

Reference: 6009027/2024

14 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Jaguar Land Rover Ltd

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was not well founded, and the respondent's justification defence succeeded in respect of the discrimination claim, leading to dismissal of all claims.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • disability discrimination (section 15 Equality Act 2010)
  • justification defence
  • burden of proof

Reference: 1306036/2024

7 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: University of Wolverhampton

The complaint of unfair dismissal was not well founded and therefore dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unfair dismissal

Reference: 6030814/2025

7 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Other

Employer: Birmingham City Council

The claimants failed to show their work as Business Advisers was like work to that of Account Managers – the roles were materially different in content, responsibility and time allocation.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Equal pay – like work comparison under Equality Act 2010 sections 64(1)(a) and 65(1)(a)
  • definition of 'work' in equal pay cases
  • significance of differences in content and time spent
  • limitation periods under section 132
  • TUPE-transfer employment continuity

Reference: 1304212/2024

27 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: People Solutions Ltd

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of two years' service, and his discrimination claims were struck out because the respondent could not be held liable for the alleged acts of Autosmart employees; a holiday pay claim remains pending.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Jurisdiction for unfair dismissal (two-year service requirement)
  • strike out for no reasonable prospects
  • vicarious liability under s.109 Equality Act 2010 for acts of third-party employees
  • time limits
  • amendment principles (Selkent Bus v Moore)

Reference: 6004258/2025

16 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay

Employer: Elements Europe Ltd (in Administration) and Secretary of State for Business & Trade

The employer failed to conduct any collective consultation before dismissing 141 employees for redundancy, breaching section 188 TULCRA.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Failure to comply with section 188 TULCRA duty to collectively consult when proposing 20 or more redundancies within 90 days
  • no special circumstances to excuse the failure
  • protective award of 90 days' remuneration granted

Reference: 1304080/2025

15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Secretary State

The claimant succeeded in having commission included in the calculation of redundancy and notice pay, but failed on her claim for arrears of commission.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether commission earnings must be included in the calculation of statutory redundancy pay and payment in lieu of notice
  • entitlement to arrears of commission

Reference: 6012517/2025

8 Jul 2026
Claimant won£25,771.43 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: HI Q Windows Ltd

The claimant succeeded on all three substantive complaints (unauthorised deductions, breach of contract for notice pay, and unfair dismissal) with the respondent ordered to pay compensation including ACAS uplifts.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice pay)
  • unfair dismissal
  • failure to provide written statement of employment particulars
  • ACAS Code uplift
  • withdrawal of holiday pay claim

Reference: 1303312/2024

8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: UK Fuels Ltd

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of the required two years' service, and all other discrimination claims were dismissed as not well founded.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Jurisdiction for unfair dismissal (two-year continuous service requirement under s.108 Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • constructive knowledge of disability
  • reasonable adjustments
  • direct discrimination

Reference: 1303342/2024

6 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: Circle Health Group Ltd

Claimant won unfair dismissal but lost other claims; compensation limited to basic award due to Polkey reduction.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Time limits for presenting claims
  • unfair dismissal
  • Polkey reduction
  • protected disclosure
  • basic award calculation

Reference: 1306301/2024

3 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: A Moseley

The claimant succeeded in unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims but lost on holiday pay and withdrew age discrimination.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract)
  • holiday pay (wages)
  • age discrimination

Reference: 1306018/2024

3 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Cargo Marketing Services Ltd

The disability discrimination claims were found to be unfounded and dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Disability discrimination under sections 13 (direct discrimination) and 15 (discrimination arising from disability) of the Equality Act 2010
  • claimant's application for recusal dismissed
  • tribunal found claimant was disabled

Reference: 6002570/2025

1 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Dr N Latif and Others

All complaints of sex discrimination, harassment, and victimisation were dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant was subjected to direct sex discrimination
  • harassment related to sex
  • victimisation

Reference: 6017057/2024

25 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Matrix Academy Trust

The claimant's manner of conducting proceedings was scandalous, unreasonable or vexatious, making a fair trial impossible, and strike out was the proportionate sanction.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 for scandalous
  • unreasonable or vexatious conduct
  • no fair trial possible
  • proportionality of strike out

Reference: 1306130/2024

18 Jun 2026
Claimant won£10,384.61 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: T07558385 Ltd, formerly ‘Advanced Services (West Midlands) Ltd’

The respondent failed to file a response, and the tribunal determined the claim in the claimant's favour under Rule 22, awarding compensation for unpaid wages, notice pay, redundancy, and holiday pay.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • breach of contract in respect of notice
  • statutory redundancy payment
  • holiday pay entitlement under the Working Time Regulations

Reference: 6024937/2025

12 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd

All complaints were dismissed because the claimant was not a disabled person at the relevant times and the claims were not well-founded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal
  • victimisation
  • disability discrimination
  • definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010

Reference: 1311291/2024

12 Jun 2026
Claimant won£1,026.33 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Ridgwoodetti Ltd

The respondent did not contest the claim and the tribunal found the deduction was unlawful.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the respondent made an unlawful deduction from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6003061/2026

5 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Avonline Logistics Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant did not attend the hearing and had not actively pursued the proceedings.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(d) for failure to actively pursue the claim
  • claimant non-attendance

Reference: 6025508/2025

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