London South Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at London South.

Recent cases
79
Employers (last 3 months)
77
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
12

£138,707.27 combined

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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

13 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Whiskey & Wealth Club Ltd

The claim was struck out because the Employment Tribunal did not have territorial jurisdiction to hear it.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Territorial jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal
  • whether the claim could proceed given the claimant's connection to Great Britain

Reference: 6046739/2025

10 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal

Employer: Southwark Council

The claimant's claim of constructive unfair dismissal failed and was dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal – whether the claimant was entitled to resign in response to a fundamental breach of contract by the employer

Reference: 6009737/2025

10 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Sixmen Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) and The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The claimant was not an employee of Sixmen Limited at the material time, so her claims for redundancy pay and holiday pay were dismissed.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Whether the claimant was an 'employee' under section 230(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • applying the tests of control
  • mutuality of obligation
  • personal performance from Ready Mixed Concrete and Autoclenz. The tribunal found she lacked the necessary elements of a contract of service
  • as she exercised sole control
  • had no defined hours or supervision
  • her remuneration was structured as a director's salary

Reference: 6004854/2026

9 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Native Land Ltd

The claimant won on liability (unfair dismissal and wages) by default after the respondent's response was struck out, but the remedy judgment and costs order were set aside on reconsideration, so the final remedy is not yet determined.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike-out for non-compliance with Tribunal orders
  • reconsideration of remedy judgment due to solicitor's failure to notify client of hearing
  • application of Phipps v Priory Education Services Ltd and Outasight VB Ltd v Brown
  • whether party had fair opportunity to participate

Reference: 6022779/2024

9 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

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

Employer: Topaz Ltd

The claimant lost on all claims except for unlawful deductions from wages and failure to provide a written statement, for which she was awarded a total of £1,268.94.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Automatic unfair dismissal
  • direct race discrimination
  • harassment related to race and sex
  • breach of contract (bonus)
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • failure to provide written statement of employment particulars

Reference: 2301649/2024

9 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Kingston University Service Company Ltd

The claimant failed to establish that his tinnitus and anxiety had a substantial adverse effect on his day-to-day activities, so he was not a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010, and his amendment applications were either withdrawn or refused.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant was a disabled person under section 6 Equality Act 2010
  • whether to grant amendment applications
  • strike out application (dealt with separately)

Reference: 6005329/2024

8 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Mr N W Humphrey (Acting by his Deputy Ms S Morris)

The claim was struck out because it was no longer possible to have a fair hearing within the trial window.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Striking out for inability to have a fair hearing within trial window

Reference: 2303460/2022

7 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Richmond Food & Supply Ltd and Others

The claimant succeeded against the employer on unpaid wages, holiday pay, notice pay and pension contributions, but the claims against the individual respondents were struck out as they were not the employer.

Legal Issues (9)
  • Formation of employment contract
  • employee/worker status
  • unauthorised deductions
  • constructive dismissal
  • notice period
  • holiday pay calculation
  • ACAS Code uplift
  • written statement of particulars
  • individual liability for employment claims

Reference: 6040979/2025

6 Jul 2026
Claimant won£5,311.50 awarded

Other

Employer: KPI Group Ltd

The respondent failed to attend the hearing and the claimant's claim was upheld.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Failure to attend by respondent
  • judgment in default
  • award of compensation

Reference: 6027977/2025

3 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Hurstmere School

All complaints were found not well-founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • direct race discrimination
  • unlawful deductions from wages/breach of contract

Reference: 2303124/2024

3 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£4,024.15 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Harrods Ltd

The wrongful dismissal claim succeeded because four weeks of notice pay remained unpaid, while the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed because Harrods had a genuine belief in misconduct following a reasonable investigation and dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Wrongful dismissal (breach of contract – notice pay)
  • unfair dismissal under s.98 ERA 1996 (conduct reason, Burchell test, range of reasonable responses, procedural fairness)

Reference: 6005182/2025

2 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Both complaints were dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Disability discrimination under section 15 Equality Act 2010
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010

Reference: 2301022/2022

2 Jul 2026
Claimant won£45,336.23 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Kosy Living Ltd

The Respondent failed to present a valid response, resulting in a default judgment where the Tribunal upheld the Claimant's claims for unpaid wages, bonus, consequential losses, and notice pay.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (s.13 ERA 1996)
  • breach of contract (notice)
  • consequential loss (s.24(2) ERA 1996)
  • default judgment (Rule 22)

Reference: 2300689/2026

2 Jul 2026
Claimant won£29,584.67 awarded

Discrimination

Employer: The London Borough of Croydon

The respondent was ordered to pay compensation after the claimant's pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims were successful.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
  • injury to feelings
  • loss of earnings
  • interest on awards

Reference: 2301815/2024

1 Jul 2026
Claimant won£14,537.53 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Breach of Contract

Employer: APX Estate Agents Ltd

The claimant's complaints of unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, and maternity discrimination succeeded because the respondent failed to attend the hearing and provided no evidence to rebut the claimant's unchallenged account that she was dismissed without notice due to her pregnancy/maternity leave.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Automatic unfair dismissal for a reason relating to pregnancy/maternity (s.99 Employment Rights Act 1996)
  • wrongful dismissal (dismissal without notice)
  • unfavourable treatment because of pregnancy/maternity leave (s.18 Equality Act 2010). The respondent failed to attend the hearing
  • leading to a default judgment

Reference: 6009619/2024

29 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: People’s Partnership Ltd and NASA Umbrella Ltd

The tribunal dismissed all claims because the claimant was not employed by the first respondent, remained employed by the second respondent, and received the contractual notice pay, so no breach of contract or wrongful dismissal occurred.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Whether the termination of the assignment constituted wrongful dismissal or breach of contract. The tribunal held that (1) the first respondent was not the claimant's employer
  • (2) the claimant remained employed by the second respondent
  • so no dismissal had occurred
  • (3) the first respondent was contractually entitled to end the assignment with one month's notice
  • which was paid. Consequently
  • all claims failed

Reference: 6008020/2026

29 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: John Lewis plc

The claim was struck out because the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to decide any of the legal complaints.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Tribunal jurisdiction under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunals Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6004954/2025

26 Jun 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

The claim was dismissed because it was out of time, meaning the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear it.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claim for unauthorised deductions from wages was brought within the statutory time limit
  • the Tribunal held it was not
  • resulting in dismissal for lack of jurisdiction

Reference: 6003530/2025

25 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

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

Employer: Secom plc and others

The claimant succeeded on two specific detriment claims (cessation of verbal contact and a humiliating email) but all other claims including constructive unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and wrongful dismissal were dismissed.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Whistleblowing detriment under section 47B ERA 1996
  • constructive unfair dismissal under section 103A
  • disability discrimination
  • wrongful dismissal
  • unauthorised deductions
  • holiday pay

Reference: 2305255/2023

25 Jun 2026
Claimant won£725.78 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Paypacket Ltd and Mr A Isiko

The Claimant's claims succeeded against the Second Respondent because the evidence of payslips and the schedule of loss proved the unpaid wages and holiday pay, and the Second Respondent took no part in the proceedings.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Breach of Section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996 (unpaid wages) and Regulation 14 Working Time Regulations 1998 (unpaid holiday pay)
  • determination of employer status
  • application of Rule 22 for non-filing of ET3

Reference: 6003430/2026

24 Jun 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Abbey DLD Colleges Ltd

The claims were validly settled under a settlement agreement, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear them and they were dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Validity of a settlement agreement
  • jurisdiction of the employment tribunal where a claim has been validly settled

Reference: 6042321/2025

24 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: The Home Organisation Ltd

The claim of constructive unfair dismissal failed because the tribunal found no fundamental breach of contract by the employer and that the employment ended by mutual consent.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Constructive unfair dismissal – whether there was a repudiatory breach of the implied term of trust and confidence. Jurisdiction for holiday pay – whether the claim was presented in time

Reference: 6007371/2025

23 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

The tribunal dismissed all disability-related claims because the claimant was not found to be disabled at the relevant times.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 at the time of the alleged discriminatory acts

Reference: 2307364/2024

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