Bristol Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Bristol.

Recent cases: 31
Employers (last 3 months): 31
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 8

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Cases from the last three months

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3 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

The Tribunal found the Respondent's investigation and decision to dismiss for gross misconduct were within the range of reasonable responses, and the Claimant failed to provide credible evidence to account for the missing work hours.

Legal Issues (3)

Whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct on reasonable grounds
whether the investigation and decision to dismiss were within the range of reasonable responses
whether the conduct amounted to gross misconduct justifying summary dismissal without notice

Reference: 6038116/2025

31 Jul 2026

Claim withdrawn

Other

Employer: Redland Primary Care

The claimant withdrew her s10 claim after receiving the maximum award from the respondent, and the claim was dismissed; the tribunal also dismissed her preparation time application and ordered her to pay the respondent's costs.

Legal Issues (5)

Right to be accompanied under s10 ERA 1999
definition of disciplinary hearing
withdrawal of claim
costs applications under rule 74 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
unreasonable conduct in refusing unconditional settlement offer

Reference: 6039981/2025

23 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: The Chief Constable Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

The claimant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that she had dyslexia amounting to a mental impairment, or that any such impairment had a substantial adverse effect on her day-to-day activities during the relevant period.

Legal Issues (4)

Disability definition under s.6 Equality Act 2010
requirement for expert evidence where existence of impairment disputed
weight to be given to screening tools vs diagnosis
contemporaneous evidence of substantial adverse effect

Reference: 6020496/2025

23 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£62,307.97 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Your Path Ltd and Others

The claimant won on constructive unfair dismissal and unlawful deductions from wages but lost on direct and indirect discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (6)

Constructive unfair dismissal
repudiatory breach of implied term of trust and confidence
direct and indirect sex discrimination (maternity leave)
unlawful deductions from wages
joint employer liability
insolvency of respondents

Reference: 6008285/2024

22 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Activ8 For Kids Ltd

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of qualifying service, and the remaining claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (2)

Qualifying service for unfair dismissal (s.108 ERA 1996)
dismissal for non-attendance under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 1402267/2025

22 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Greenfields Financial Management Ltd

The claimant's claims were dismissed because the tribunal found his evidence unreliable and dishonest, and concluded that the respondent did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence or commit any repudiatory breach of contract.

Legal Issues (6)

Constructive dismissal test (Western Excavating v Sharp)
implied term of trust and confidence
last straw doctrine (Omilaju v Waltham Forest)
causation
credibility of witnesses
burden of proof for unlawful deductions

Reference: 1402038/2025

20 Jul 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Horizon Leisure Trust

The claim was dismissed because it was submitted out of time and it was reasonably practicable for it to have been submitted within the time limit, so the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (3)

Jurisdiction
time limits
reasonably practicable test

Reference: 6043377/2025

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