London South Employment Tribunal cases

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14 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Maximus UK Services Ltd

All claims were dismissed by the Employment Tribunal.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Discrimination (pregnancy and maternity, failure to make reasonable adjustments, victimisation) and unlawful deduction from wages

Reference: 6007854/2024

12 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: SE Trains Ltd

The claimant resigned voluntarily and was not dismissed by the respondent; the resignation was a consensual decision to avoid a potential capability dismissal.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether an employee's resignation was enforced (constructive dismissal) or voluntary. Application of Martin v Glynwed Distribution Ltd and Sandhu v Jan de Rijk Transport Ltd. Assessment of witness credibility and contemporaneous documentary evidence

Reference: 6007709/2024

7 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing, Harassment and Other

Employer: Bupa Care Services Ltd

The claimant's claims under Working Time Regulations were struck out for no reasonable prospects, and his religion/belief discrimination and Health and Safety claims were withdrawn, while other claims remain pending.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Interim relief test (pretty good chance of success)
  • definition of protected disclosure
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospects
  • withdrawal of claims

Reference: 2307277/2025

3 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: South Bank Colleges

The claimant succeeded in victimisation, constructive unfair dismissal, holiday pay, notice pay, and SSP claims, but failed in disability discrimination and harassment claims.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Disability definition under s6 Equality Act 2010
  • victimisation
  • constructive dismissal
  • unfair dismissal
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • holiday pay
  • notice pay

Reference: 2305628/2024

3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

All three complaints were dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant was subjected to detriment for making a protected disclosure
  • whether the dismissal was automatically unfair under section 103A ERA 1996
  • whether the dismissal was unfair under section 98 ERA 1996

Reference: 2301943/2024

3 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Kinoya Ltd

The claimant's complaints were dismissed because the employer had effectively provided payslips via a digital link (constructive giving) and the holiday pay was fully paid after termination, so no unlawful deduction remained.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Section 8 ERA (itemised pay statements) - meaning of 'given' (Leedham v Royal Mail)
  • Section 13 ERA (unauthorised deductions from wages)
  • application to amend (Selkent, Vaughan, Peace)
  • time limits
  • balance of hardship

Reference: 6002451/2026

31 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: Park Avenue Healthcare Ltd

The claim for failure to make reasonable adjustments succeeded, but all other claims (direct race and disability discrimination, harassment, holiday pay) were dismissed.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Reasonable adjustments for disability
  • time limits under section 123 Equality Act 2010
  • just and equitable extension
  • direct discrimination
  • harassment
  • holiday pay

Reference: 2300820/2023

31 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Splash Damage Ltd

The claims were struck out because the claimant's death made it impossible to have a fair hearing, as the respondent could not test the claimant's evidence on the central issue of disability.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether a fair hearing is possible when the claimant has died and cannot give evidence or be cross-examined on the central issue of disability
  • application of Rule 38(1)(e) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6006844/2025

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: New Life Balance Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the final hearing and had not actively pursued the claim.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance
  • consideration of preparation time order under Rule 74(2)(a)

Reference: 6013877/2024

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: ISS Facility Services Ltd

The claim was struck out because it had no reasonable prospect of success and the claimant failed to comply with an Unless Order.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out application under Rule 37(1)(a) (no reasonable prospects) and Rule 37(1)(c) (failure to comply with orders)
  • consequences of Unless Order non-compliance

Reference: 6000009/2026

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: King’s College London and L Sanderson

The entire claim was struck out as vexatious and an abuse of process under Rule 38(1)(a), because the claimant repeatedly re-litigated matters already decided or which could have been raised in earlier proceedings.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects and as vexatious
  • abuse of process (Henderson v Henderson)
  • issue estoppel
  • proportionality of strike out
  • litigant in person conduct

Reference: 2309321/2025

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Comave UK Ltd

The claim was dismissed under Rule 47 because the claimant indicated the matter had been resolved by payment and neither party attended the hearing.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Non-attendance of parties
  • dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
  • claim resolved by payment

Reference: 6047276/2025

27 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: The Secretary of State for Justice

The claimant succeeded only on her harassment related to sex claim (a comment in February 2018), while all other claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Harassment related to sex under the Equality Act 2010
  • ordinary unfair dismissal
  • direct sex discrimination
  • discrimination arising from disability
  • victimisation. The tribunal found only the harassment claim well-founded

Reference: 2302738/2024

24 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: WPP 2005 Ltd

Claimant failed to establish that he was a disabled person under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010, so all discrimination claims dependent on disability status were dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether claimant had a disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • meaning of 'substantial adverse effect'
  • distinction between diagnosis and actual functional impact
  • burden of proof on claimant

Reference: 6021899/2024

23 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

The claims of direct race discrimination and victimisation were not well-founded on the merits because the redundancy process was fair, the claimant was not treated less favourably because of her race, and the decision-makers were unaware of her protected act.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Direct race discrimination
  • victimisation
  • redundancy selection
  • burden of proof
  • credibility of witnesses

Reference: 6007366/2024

22 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Mashtraxx Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation)

The claimant won on claims for wages, breach of contract (notice and expenses), redundancy, and holiday pay but lost on a separate claim for compensation for lost share options.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 s.13)
  • breach of contract for notice pay and travel expenses
  • statutory redundancy payment
  • holiday pay accrual on termination
  • share options not compensable on redundancy absent contractual provision
  • default judgment under rule 21/22

Reference: 2303639/2025

20 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Breach of Contract

Employer: Macmillan Cancer Support

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of service, and his claims of direct race discrimination, victimisation, and wrongful dismissal were dismissed on their merits.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Jurisdictional requirement of two years' service for unfair dismissal
  • elements of direct race discrimination and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010
  • wrongful dismissal for breach of contract

Reference: 2303242/2024

18 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Advanced New Technology Ltd

The claimant was not constructively dismissed because the employer's conduct did not amount to a fundamental breach of contract, and the claimant's resignation was not in response to any such breach.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Constructive dismissal – whether employer's conduct amounted to a fundamental breach of the implied term of trust and confidence
  • requirement for employee to resign in response to the breach
  • affirmation of contract

Reference: 6003140/2025

17 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: Pret A Manger (Europe) Ltd

The claims were presented outside the applicable statutory time limits and no extension was granted, and the claimant lacked sufficient service for an unfair dismissal claim.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Jurisdiction and time limits under Employment Rights Act 1996 and Equality Act 2010
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present claims in time
  • whether it is just and equitable to extend time
  • also requirement of two years' continuous service for unfair dismissal

Reference: 2313872/2024

17 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

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

Employer: Ocado Central Services Ltd

The claimant won on unfair dismissal but lost on all other claims (notice pay, holiday pay, disability discrimination, harassment, victimisation).

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unfair dismissal with Polkey reduction (50% chance of fair dismissal)
  • ACAS Code uplift (10%)
  • disability discrimination claims (direct, indirect, discrimination arising from disability, reasonable adjustments, harassment, victimisation) all dismissed
  • breach of contract for notice pay dismissed
  • holiday pay claim dismissed

Reference: 2305964/2024

17 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: The Pension Regulator

The claimant won on ordinary unfair dismissal due to unreasonable investigation and procedural flaws, but lost on automatic unfair dismissal because the alleged disclosures were not protected and were not the reason for dismissal.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Protected disclosures (whistleblowing)
  • automatic unfair dismissal
  • ordinary unfair dismissal
  • reasonableness of investigation
  • procedural fairness
  • definition of UPSI
  • employer's band of reasonable responses

Reference: 2301825/2024

17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Brighton And Hove City Council

The claimant's claims of automatically unfair dismissal and ordinary unfair dismissal were not well-founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the dismissals were automatically unfair (e.g., for a prescribed reason) and whether they were ordinary unfair dismissal under section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 2303781/2024

16 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Transport for London

The claimant was not an employee of the respondent, so the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed and the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction for the other claims.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Employee status
  • jurisdiction for breach of contract claims under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994

Reference: 2301731/2025

15 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Sky In-Home Service Ltd

The claimant's complaint of unfair dismissal succeeded on liability.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Polkey reduction of 20% applied to any compensatory award

Reference: 6009728/2025

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