Glasgow Employment Tribunal cases

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£31,911.72 combined

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3 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: Incovo Ltd and others

The claimant succeeded in her ordinary unfair dismissal claim because the respondent failed to follow a fair redundancy process, but her other claims of automatic unfair dismissal, detriment, and discrimination were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Redundancy
  • unfair dismissal process
  • pregnancy/maternity discrimination
  • detriment
  • sex discrimination

Reference: 4102751/2024

30 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Glasgow City Council

The tribunal dismissed all claims because the dismissal was fair (within the range of reasonable responses) and there was no evidence that the claimant's disability, race, or protected acts influenced the decision to dismiss or any other treatment.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal – range of reasonable responses
  • misconduct dismissal
  • Burchell test. Disability discrimination – section 15 EqA (unfavourable treatment arising from disability). Race discrimination – direct discrimination and comparators. Victimisation – protected acts (previous tribunal claim and complaint about colleague). Procedural fairness of investigation and appeal

Reference: 8000208/2025

24 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Breach of Contract

Employer: SCCL Operations Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to actively pursue her claims, did not attend the preliminary hearing, and did not provide updated contact details.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for failure to pursue claim and non-attendance
  • lack of qualifying service for unfair dismissal

Reference: 4100464/2026

20 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Lerue Healthcare Ltd

The claimant lost her unfair dismissal claim because the tribunal found the dismissal was due to conduct and performance concerns, not her wage complaint, but she won her wages claim by consent.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the sole or principal reason for dismissal was the claimant's protected complaint about unlawful deduction from wages (section 104 Employment Rights Act 1996)

Reference: 8000342/2026

16 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Greater Glasgow Health Board

The tribunal dismissed the claim because it found that the respondent had reasonable grounds to impose restrictions, suspend, and investigate the claimant, and did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Constructive dismissal based on breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • whether the respondent's actions constituted a repudiatory breach of contract
  • legitimacy of employer's response to governance and patient safety concerns

Reference: 8001073/2025

14 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: Greater Glasgow Health Board

The claims for disability discrimination were brought out of time and the Tribunal declined to exercise its discretion to allow them to proceed on just and equitable grounds because the claimant had not provided a reasonable explanation for the extensive delay.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits for discrimination claims under section 123 Equality Act 2010
  • whether it is just and equitable to extend time
  • cogency of evidence
  • claimant’s knowledge of rights and advice from union and solicitor

Reference: 4100889/2025

9 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Other

Employer: MJ’s Braehead Ltd (in Liquidation) c/o Kepstorn Solicitors

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the final hearing without reasonable excuse, after multiple opportunities to provide evidence.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance
  • failure to comply with directions
  • overriding objective

Reference: 8002231/2025

8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: City Facilities Management Holdings (UK) Ltd

The Tribunal found that the respondent's conduct during the investigation did not breach the implied duty of trust and confidence; the investigation was reasonable and the claimant resigned prematurely before the process could properly conclude.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the respondent breached the implied duty of trust and confidence during the investigation process
  • whether any breach was material so as to amount to constructive dismissal under section 95(1)(c) Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 8000759/2026

8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

Employer: MDH Services Scotland Ltd and KPI Recruiting Ltd

The claims were dismissed because the first respondent was dissolved and there was no TUPE transfer to the second respondent.

Legal Issues (3)
  • TUPE 2006 transfer
  • effect of dissolution of respondent company
  • jurisdiction over dissolved company

Reference: 8001816/2025

8 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Park’s of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Ltd

The claimant was not a disabled person at the material time because the effects of her anxiety impairment were not likely to last at least 12 months, so the discrimination claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • whether the effects of a mental impairment were 'long-term' (likely to last at least 12 months) at the material time
  • predictive assessment based on circumstances at the date of alleged discrimination

Reference: 8000350/2026

24 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Sky Subscribers Services Ltd

The Tribunal found that the employer had a genuine belief in the claimant's misconduct, reasonable grounds for that belief, and carried out a reasonable investigation, and that dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under section 98(4) ERA 1996
  • whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct
  • reasonable grounds for that belief
  • carried out a reasonable investigation
  • whether dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses

Reference: 8003002/2025

18 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing

Employer: Park’s of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Ltd

The tribunal dismissed all claims because the claimant failed to establish that he made a protected disclosure or that his dismissal was for that reason.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claimant made a protected disclosure and whether his dismissal was automatically unfair due to that disclosure

Reference: 8002735/2025

17 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Emblation Ltd

The Tribunal dismissed the claims because the claimant's communications did not constitute protected disclosures as they did not disclose information tending to show a breach of a legal obligation or other qualifying failure, and in any event, the decision-makers were unaware of the alleged disclosures at the time of dismissal.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant made qualifying protected disclosures
  • whether the disclosures were the principal reason for her dismissal
  • entitlement to a contractual redundancy payment

Reference: 8000731/2025

16 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Café Sono

The claims for unfair dismissal, redundancy pay, and notice pay were dismissed upon withdrawal due to insufficient continuous service, but the claim for unauthorised deduction of wages succeeded because the respondent failed to defend it.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Lack of continuous service for unfair dismissal
  • redundancy
  • notice pay claims
  • liability for an unauthorised deduction from wages where the employer failed to defend the claim

Reference: 8000580/2026

16 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Other

Employer: City Facilities Management Ltd

The claimant succeeded on the flexible working complaint (failure to deal with application reasonably and notify decision in time) but lost on the indirect discrimination and reasonable adjustments claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Indirect disability discrimination (Section 19 EqA 2010)
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments (Sections 20/21 EqA 2010)
  • breach of statutory flexible working provisions (Section 80G ERA 1996) – specifically whether the respondent dealt with the application reasonably and notified the decision within the decision period

Reference: 8002401/2025

12 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: Santander UK plc

The redundancy dismissal was fair and the indirect sex discrimination claim failed because the claimant did not prove group or individual disadvantage, and the PCP was a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Fairness of redundancy dismissal under s.98 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • indirect sex discrimination under s.19 Equality Act 2010
  • assessment of 'particular disadvantage' in small pool
  • proportionality of PCP

Reference: 8002592/2025

4 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Charles Stamper Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the respondent had paid the full sum sought by the claimant.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claim for unpaid wages should be dismissed because the full amount had been paid

Reference: 8003147/2025

3 Jun 2026
Claimant won£31,911.72 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Whisky Merchants Trading Ltd (in Administration)

The claimant's complaints of harassment and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010 were upheld, and she was awarded compensation for injury to feelings and interest, along with outstanding wages, holiday pay, and notice pay.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Harassment under section 26 of the Equality Act 2010
  • victimisation under section 27
  • amendment of claim to add discrimination complaints
  • application for protective award denied
  • outstanding contractual payments

Reference: 8001355/2025

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