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Employers (last 3 months)
9
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
2

£15,017.59 combined

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17 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Scotia Double Glazing Ltd

The claimant succeeded on discrimination arising from disability (refusal to allow return to work) and unauthorised deductions from wages, but lost on other discrimination claims and the reasonable adjustments claim.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Discrimination arising from disability (s15 EqA)
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments (s20/21 EqA)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages (s13 ERA)
  • disability status
  • proportionality of employer's actions

Reference: 8002525/2025

13 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: TCMM Shutter Group Ltd

The claimant was not a disabled person at the material time because the impairment (stress and anxiety) was not likely to last 12 months when assessed from the standpoint of February 2026.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claimant was a disabled person under s.6 Equality Act 2010 – specifically whether the impairment (stress/anxiety) was likely to last 12 months at the material time (Oct 2025 – Feb 2026). The Tribunal held that the impairment was not long-term and dismissed the claim

Reference: 4100077/2026

3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: British Gas Trading Ltd

The Tribunal concluded that the respondent had a genuinely held belief in misconduct based on reasonable grounds, a fair investigation and procedure, and that dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses; the claimant also committed a repudiatory breach of contract and failed to prove any entitlement to holiday pay.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Reasonableness of conduct dismissal (s.98(4) ERA 1996)
  • band of reasonable responses
  • repudiatory breach of contract
  • calculation of holiday pay on termination

Reference: 4100934/2026

23 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Bearhill Care Ltd

The Tribunal upheld jurisdiction for unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability (claims to proceed), but dismissed claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments and harassment related to disability as out of time and not just and equitable to extend.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Effective date of termination
  • time limits for unfair dismissal (reasonably practicable test) and discrimination (just and equitable extension)
  • continuing act doctrine

Reference: 8002932/2025

21 Jul 2026
Claimant won£234 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: HZR Enterprise Ltd

The respondent did not dispute the debt, so the claim succeeded in full.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages / arrears of pay

Reference: 8000645/2026

15 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: East Renfrewshire Council

The claims were struck out because the claimant failed to comply with case management orders and conducted proceedings unreasonably, and separately because the claims were presented well outside the primary limitation period with no basis for an extension.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Strike out under Rule 38(1)(b) and (c) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
  • jurisdiction and time bar under the Equality Act 2010
  • application to amend under Selkent principles

Reference: 8001853/2025

14 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Amazon UK Services Ltd

Claim dismissed because claimant failed to attend or be represented at the hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to attend hearing
  • Rule 47 dismissal

Reference: 4102108/2025

3 Jul 2026
Claimant won£14,783.59 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: SWAT International Ltd

The employer unfairly dismissed the claimant because it did not carry out a reasonable investigation into the alleged misconduct before dismissing him.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under section 98 ERA
  • application of the Burchell test
  • reasonableness of investigation
  • ACAS Code uplift for failure to comply

Reference: 4100641/2026

25 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: DT Edinburgh Opco Ltd

The Tribunal found that the respondent had a fair reason for dismissal (conduct/capability) and acted reasonably, and that the claimant's disability was not the cause of any detrimental treatment or dismissal.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • disability discrimination (failure to make reasonable adjustments, discrimination arising from disability, harassment)
  • victimisation

Reference: 8002603/2025

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