Leicester Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Leicester.

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14
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14
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
4

£19,474.78 combined

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7 Aug 2026
Claimant won£412.80 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Sue Davis Ltd T/a Sue Davis Hair & Beauty

The claimant succeeded because the respondent did not provide itemised pay statements and did not pay holiday pay due on termination.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to provide itemised pay statements under section 8 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • unlawful deduction from wages for holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998

Reference: 2600826/2025

5 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: AB Autocare Ltd

The claim was dismissed because it was not presented within the statutory time limit and it was reasonably practicable to have presented it in time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting an unfair dismissal claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present the claim in time
  • tribunal jurisdiction

Reference: 6003663/2026

31 Jul 2026
Claimant won£3,675 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Xplore UK Distribution Ltd

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to provide a written statement of employment particulars, resulting in awards of £1,875 and £1,800 respectively.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deduction from wages (ERA 1996 Part II)
  • failure to provide written statement of particulars (ERA 1996 s.1)
  • amendment of claim
  • default judgment following debarred respondent

Reference: 6045692/2025

28 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: The Governing Body of Catherine Junior School and Leicester City Council

The constructive unfair dismissal claim was presented out of time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider it, and the application to amend was dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a constructive unfair dismissal claim
  • jurisdiction to hear out-of-time claims
  • criteria for granting permission to amend a claim to add new discrimination and harassment complaints

Reference: 6025089/2025

27 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Green - Wood by Design Ltd

The claimant won on wages and breach of contract claims via default judgment but lost all remaining complaints when she failed to attend the remedy hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Default judgment (Rule 22)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract/notice pay
  • dismissal of claims due to claimant non-attendance

Reference: 2601172/2025

21 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: White Rose Trading CIC

The claimant's complaints of automatic unfair dismissal (whistleblowing) and unlawful deduction of wages were struck out for having no reasonable prospects, while race discrimination and harassment claims were allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • No reasonable prospect of success for whistleblowing and wages claims
  • race discrimination and harassment claims to proceed

Reference: 6016878/2025

16 Jul 2026
Claimant won£8,016.38 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Asda Stores Ltd

The claim of unfair dismissal succeeded, but the award was significantly reduced due to the Claimant's contributory fault in failing to follow safety protocols.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Ordinary unfair dismissal
  • contributory fault
  • reasonableness of employer's decision to dismiss for gross misconduct
  • credibility of employee's explanations

Reference: 2600893/2025

14 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Capita Business Services Ltd

The claimant failed to prove facts from which discrimination could be inferred; the evidence showed she was dismissed for poor performance, not because of her sexual orientation.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Direct discrimination under section 13 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof under section 136
  • comparator analysis
  • whether poor performance was the real reason for dismissal

Reference: 6013533/2024

1 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

The unfair dismissal claim succeeded, but the reasonable adjustments claim was dismissed by consent.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • reasonable adjustments (disability discrimination)
  • judgment by consent on one claim

Reference: 2601793/2024

19 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Caterlink Ltd

The complaints of unlawful deduction of wages and holiday pay were presented out of time and dismissed, and the redundancy payment complaint was dismissed as made in error.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Time limits for presenting claims
  • error in making a redundancy claim

Reference: 6045825/2025

17 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Roof-Maker Ltd

The Tribunal found that the dismissal was unfair because the employer failed to carry out a reasonable investigation and did not provide the Claimant with the evidence against him in advance of the disciplinary hearing, breaching procedural fairness.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the employer's decision to dismiss the Claimant for gross misconduct (falsifying timesheets) fell within the band of reasonable responses. Key issues included the adequacy of the investigation
  • whether the employer had reasonable grounds for its belief in the misconduct
  • whether the Claimant was given a fair opportunity to respond to the evidence. The Tribunal applied the Burchell test and considered whether the employer had carried out a reasonable investigation and followed a fair procedure

Reference: 6043540/2025

9 Jun 2026
Claimant won£7,370.60 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Liss Sport Ltd

The claimant was unfairly dismissed and the respondent also failed to provide written reasons for dismissal and payslips.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • failure to provide written reasons for dismissal
  • failure to provide payslips

Reference: 6048590/2025

4 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay

Employer: F and M Steed Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The claimants' complaints under TULCRA section 189 were well-founded because the first respondent failed to comply with the consultation requirements of section 188.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to comply with collective redundancy consultation obligations under TULCRA section 188
  • entitlement to a protective award under section 189

Reference: 2601487/2025

4 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: The Lodge Trust CIO

The Tribunal found that the Claimant did not make a protected disclosure, and that the Respondent had a genuine belief in his misconduct, conducted a reasonable investigation, and acted within the range of reasonable responses in dismissing him.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the principal reason for dismissal was the alleged protected disclosure (automatic unfair dismissal) or conduct
  • whether the employer acted reasonably in dismissing for misconduct
  • whether the alleged detriments were on the grounds of a protected disclosure

Reference: 2601634/2023

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