Southampton Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Southampton.

Recent cases: 16
Employers (last 3 months): 16
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 9

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21 Sept 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Go South Coast Ltd T/a More Bus

All claims were dismissed as the tribunal found that the claimant's dismissal was due to gross misconduct, not his trade union activities or beliefs.

Legal Issues (5)

Whether dismissal was automatically unfair under section 152 TULRCA 1992 (reason for dismissal)
whether claimant's belief in trade unionism qualifies as a protected philosophical belief under section 10 Equality Act 2010 (Grainger criteria)
direct discrimination under section 13 EqA
shifting burden of proof
whether conduct outside protection (Lyon v St James Press)

Reference: 6017275/2024

3 Sept 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: F42 Travel Ltd

Both claims were dismissed in their entirety because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and the claims had no reasonable prospects of success.

Legal Issues (4)

Qualifying service for unfair dismissal (section 108 Employment Rights Act 1996)
strike-out for non-attendance under rule 47
requirement to plead facts supporting a discrimination claim
time limits for breach of contract claims

Reference: 6035009/2025

28 Aug 2026

Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Shaw Trust Ltd

The Employment Tribunal found the claimant's complaints of unfair dismissal, discrimination arising from disability, and failure to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)

Unfair dismissal
disability discrimination (s.15 Equality Act 2010)
failure to make reasonable adjustments

Reference: 1401354/2025

28 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£933.45 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Taylor Price Ltd

The claimant succeeded on the principal claim for unauthorised deductions but lost the ancillary claim for financial loss and/or interest.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages in breach of Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
whether the claimant was entitled to financial loss and/or interest

Reference: 6025959/2025

27 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Goldcrest Guarding Security Services

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out because the claimant was not a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010, so the claim had no reasonable prospects of success.

Legal Issues (2)

Definition of disability under section 6 Equality Act 2010
strike-out for no reasonable prospects of success

Reference: 6027551/2025

26 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Southern Vectis Ltd

All claims were dismissed: the unfair dismissal claim was not well-founded and the claimant failed to prove she was disabled for the discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the claimant was a disabled person at the material times
whether the dismissal was unfair

Reference: 6020516/2024

19 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£2,119.91 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Black Wax Coffee and Records Ltd

The claimant succeeded in her notice pay and holiday pay claims but her other complaints were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)

Whether failure to pay notice pay was a breach of contract
whether failure to pay accrued holiday pay on termination was an unauthorised deduction from wages
calculation of notice pay damages on gross pay as Post Employment Notice Pay
allocation of tax and National Insurance
dismissal of remaining complaints

Reference: 1402501/2025

17 Aug 2026

Claimant won£5,508.20 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Halo (Appledore) Realisations Ltd (In Administration)

The claimants succeeded in their complaints for unauthorised deductions of wages because the respondent failed to show any lawful basis for the deductions.

Legal Issues (2)

Unlawful deductions from wages contrary to Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
calculation of arrears including holiday pay and overtime

Reference: 1402723/2024

17 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Alton Care Group

The claim was struck out and dismissed because the claimant did not attend the final hearing and failed to comply with a tribunal order.

Legal Issues (3)

Non-compliance with tribunal orders
failure to attend final hearing
strike out and dismissal under Rules 38 and 47

Reference: 6012771/2025

14 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£101,372.52 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Ares Renewables Ltd and Kingdom Energy System Ltd

The claimant succeeded in claims for unauthorised deductions and unfair dismissal against the first respondent, but the claim against the second respondent was dismissed, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)

Unauthorised deductions under Part II ERA 1996
automatic unfair dismissal under section 104 ERA
TUPE transfer
jurisdiction and amendment applications

Reference: 6015043/2024

14 Aug 2026

Claimant won£8,167.56 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Bigfoot Logistics Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

All claims were well-founded and the claimant was awarded compensation for unauthorised deductions, holiday pay, and failure to provide written particulars.

Legal Issues (5)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996
holiday pay as a form of wages
failure to provide written itemised pay statements under section 8 ERA 1996
failure to provide written statement of employment particulars under section 1 ERA 1996
with remedy under section 38 Employment Act 2002

Reference: 6032614/2025

7 Aug 2026

Claimant won£2,639.43 awarded

Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

Employer: Formaplex Technologies Ltd (in administration) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The employer failed to consult about collective redundancies and failed to pay the claimant's notice pay, both breaches well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)

Failure to consult about collective redundancies under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
protective award
breach of contract for unpaid notice pay

Reference: 6004083/2024

6 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Somerset Passenger Solutions

The employer had a genuine belief in the claimant's misconduct based on reasonable grounds and a reasonable investigation, and the decision to dismiss was within the range of reasonable responses, such that the dismissal was fair.

Legal Issues (5)

Conduct dismissal
Burchell test (genuine belief, reasonable grounds, reasonable investigation)
range of reasonable responses
procedural fairness
Polkey reduction (dismissal inevitable despite procedural flaws)

Reference: 6034850/2025

31 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£28,500 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Leads Everyday Ltd

The claimant won on ordinary unfair dismissal but lost on all other claims.

Legal Issues (5)

Unfair dismissal
wrongful dismissal
protected disclosure
unauthorised deductions
breach of contract

Reference: 1400357/2025

30 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£32,237.30 awarded

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

Employer: Footlaffs Ltd (formerly known as Time to be Me Ltd) (struck off) and others

Claimant succeeded in claims for unlawful deduction, notice pay, detriment for flexible working request, discrimination arising from disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments and victimisation, but failed in claims for automatic unfair dismissal and direct discrimination.

Legal Issues (7)

TUPE transfer
discrimination arising from disability
failure to make reasonable adjustments
victimisation
detriment for flexible working application
wrongful dismissal
unauthorised deductions

Reference: 1401617/2024

27 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£16,739.52 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: DA Environmental Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

The claimant won on unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and wrongful dismissal, but lost on the holiday pay claim.

Legal Issues (4)

Unfair dismissal
disability discrimination under section 15 Equality Act 2010
wrongful dismissal
holiday pay on termination

Reference: 1401718/2025

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