Liverpool Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Liverpool.

Recent cases: 13
Employers (last 3 months): 11
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 2

Published decisions

Cases from the last three months

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3 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

All claims were dismissed: unfair dismissal was struck out for lack of service, and the discrimination and harassment claims failed because the Tribunal found the respondent's conduct was not unwanted, not related to disability, and did not have the proscribed purpose or effect.

Legal Issues (7)

Disability discrimination
harassment related to disability
reasonable adjustments
burden of proof
reliability of witness evidence
contemporaneous evidence vs later recollections
two-year service requirement for unfair dismissal

Reference: 6020012/2025

24 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Dolce Schools Catering and Others

All claims were either struck out for procedural non-compliance or dismissed as out of time and/or not well-founded on the merits.

Legal Issues (4)

Early Conciliation requirements for multiple claims
time limits for detriment and harassment claims
strike-out for non-compliance with procedural rules
interim relief for whistleblowing dismissal

Reference: 2409694/2023

10 Jul 2026

Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and I Haythornthwaite

The Tribunal found that Dr Gilby was constructively dismissed and subjected to detriments because of protected disclosures, making the dismissal unfair under section 103A and the detriment claims well-founded.

Legal Issues (5)

Whether the resignation amounted to constructive dismissal
whether the reason was protected disclosure
whether detriments were on grounds of protected disclosures
adverse inferences from document destruction
costs and indemnity principle

Reference: 2402398/2023

9 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: DIJLA Ltd T/a Dominos Pizza

The tribunal found the complaint of direct age discrimination was not well-founded and dismissed it.

Legal Issues (3)

Direct age discrimination
burden of proof
whether less favourable treatment because of age

Reference: 2406708/2024

3 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant's claim of unfair dismissal was not well-founded and was dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)

Unfair dismissal – whether the dismissal was unfair
the tribunal found it not well-founded

Reference: 2407242/2023

30 Jun 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Other

Employer: Langdon College and Others

The Tribunal dismissed all complaints arising before 28 August 2024 because they were compromised by a valid settlement agreement, leaving later complaints to be determined.

Legal Issues (2)

Jurisdiction - effect of a settlement agreement under section 203 Employment Rights Act 1996 compromising claims
dismissal of out-of-time or settled complaints

Reference: 2406426/2024

29 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Ltd

The claim was struck out because it was not brought within the time limits set out in section 48 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

Legal Issues (4)

Time limit for whistleblowing detriment claim
application of the Dedman principle regarding erroneous advice from solicitors
whether it was reasonably practicable to bring the claim in time
extension under ACAS early conciliation

Reference: 6034784/2025

24 Jun 2026

Claimant won£3,363.10 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: The Little Inns Wigan Ltd

The respondent offered no evidence to dispute the amounts claimed, so the tribunal found both complaints well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)

Breach of contract for notice pay
unlawful deduction from wages for unpaid holiday pay

Reference: 6009036/2025

12 Jun 2026

Claimant won£20,196.54 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: Marks and Spencer plc

The complaint of unfair constructive dismissal was well-founded, and the claimant was unfairly dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)

Constructive unfair dismissal
Polkey reduction (20% chance of fair dismissal)

Reference: 6008885/2025

11 Jun 2026

Outcome unclear

Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Clubspark Group Ltd

The claimant lost all claims that were finally determined (breach of contract struck out, race discrimination and harassment struck out for non-payment of deposit), but the victimisation claim remains undetermined, so the overall outcome is not a simple win or loss.

Legal Issues (5)

Strike out applications under Rule 38
deposit orders under Rule 40
costs under Rule 74
non-attendance of claimant
litigant in person considerations

Reference: 6015543/2024

8 Jun 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Marks and Spencer plc

The claimant lost his unfair dismissal and wages claims but won his wrongful dismissal claim on liability, with remedy to be determined at a later hearing.

Legal Issues (6)

Conduct dismissal
band of reasonable responses
final written warning
unauthorised absence
notice pay
offset of overpayment

Reference: 6010676/2024

8 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Halton Borough Council and Others

The claimant's claims against the second respondent were struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success, and claims against the first and third respondents were withdrawn.

Legal Issues (2)

Strike out for no reasonable prospect of success under Rule 38(1)(a)
withdrawal of claims

Reference: 2406395/2024

3 Jun 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Ladbrokes Betting and Gaming Ltd

The complaint of unfair dismissal was not well founded, so the claim failed and was dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)

Whether the dismissal was unfair under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6023099/2024

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