Watford Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Watford.

Recent cases: 62
Employers (last 3 months): 62
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 9

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9 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: AMC Installations Ltd

The tribunal found that the dismissal was for a fair reason (redundancy) and that the process, although short, was within the range of reasonable responses given the small size of the employer and the pool of one.

Legal Issues (3)

Whether dismissal was by reason of redundancy
whether the employer acted reasonably in the circumstances (s.98 ERA 1996)
adequacy of consultation and consideration of alternatives

Reference: 3300859/2025

8 Jul 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Dorchester Heating Solutions Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant did not have at least two years' continuous service, which is a jurisdictional requirement for bringing an unfair dismissal claim.

Legal Issues (1)

Whether the Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear an unfair dismissal claim when the claimant has less than two years' continuous service under s.108 Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 3303531/2025

8 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: E H E Alrefai

The first and second claimants won their wage and written statement claims, but the third claimant lost his wage claim and the first claimant's whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims were withdrawn.

Legal Issues (4)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II Employment Rights Act 1996
breach of duty to provide written statement of employment particulars under section 38 Employment Act 2002
withdrawal of claims
burden of proof on claimant to prove wage claim

Reference: 3302655/2025

8 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Moneytrans UK Ltd and C.-H. Springuel

Claimant succeeded against first respondent for unpaid wages, redundancy, and holiday pay; claim against second respondent dismissed as not employer.

Legal Issues (5)

Default judgment under rule 22
unauthorised deductions from wages
statutory redundancy payment
holiday pay
jurisdiction over second respondent

Reference: 3304517/2025

3 Jul 2026

Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Mars Petcare UK

The claimant did not have the required two years' continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim, so the complaint was struck out and the entire claim dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)

Qualifying period of service for unfair dismissal claim
application to amend claim refused
strike out for lack of jurisdiction

Reference: 6019837/2024

3 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Speak Like A Native Ltd and Monkfrith Primary School

The claimant won the unfair dismissal claim against the 1st respondent, but the same claim against the 2nd respondent was struck out, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)

Polkey reduction (100% chance of fair dismissal)
contributory fault reduction (75%)
ACAS uplift (25%)
strike out for no reasonable prospects

Reference: 3305030/2024

2 Jul 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: British Airways plc

The claims of unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction from wages, and whistleblowing were dismissed for want of jurisdiction as they were presented out of time and the claimant failed to establish valid presentation or grounds for an extension.

Legal Issues (4)

Jurisdiction
time limits for presenting claims
validity of presentation by email and post
application of reasonably practicable and just and equitable tests for extension of time

Reference: 3311709/2024

2 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: BUPA Occupational Health Ltd

The claimant was not an employee, so unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; however, she was a worker, so the holiday pay claim will proceed.

Legal Issues (7)

Employment status – employee vs worker vs self-employed
mutuality of obligations
personal service
control
integration
dependency
use of intermediary company

Reference: 6022446/2024

2 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Ltd

The claimant withdrew his whistleblowing claims and the tribunal refused his applications to amend his claims.

Legal Issues (4)

Withdrawal of claims
amendment applications
reasonable adjustments
protected disclosures

Reference: 6006052/2024

30 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: B&M Retail Ltd

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service and no exception applied; the remaining claim for breach of non-contractual procedures was struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success; wage claims were withdrawn.

Legal Issues (3)

Lack of two years' service for unfair dismissal
no reasonable prospect for non-contractual breach claim
withdrawal of wage claims

Reference: 3302815/2024

29 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Tesco Stores Ltd

The specific complaint alleging that 'lack of promotion' was race discrimination was struck out, while the other complaints were allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (1)

Whether the complaint of race discrimination regarding lack of promotion should be struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success or being otherwise an abuse of process

Reference: 6014525/2024

26 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Independiente Communications Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant's employment was based in Hungary with insufficient connections to Great Britain, so the tribunal had no territorial jurisdiction under the ERA.

Legal Issues (3)

Territorial jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal under the Employment Rights Act 1996
application of Lawson v Serco and Ravat v Halliburton
whether the claimant's employment had stronger connections with Great Britain than with Hungary

Reference: 3306100/2024

26 Jun 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Hasbro European Services and D Farrow

The claim was dismissed because the claimant did not have the required two years of continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim.

Legal Issues (3)

Whether the claimant had sufficient continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim
the tribunal found he did not have two years' service
therefore lacked jurisdiction

Reference: 3300459/2026

25 Jun 2026

Outcome unclear

Discrimination, Whistleblowing, Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Global Banking School Ltd and Global Edu Services Ltd

The claimant's claims are partially withdrawn and partially pending; no final liability determination has been made on the remaining discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (5)

Application to amend to include indirect race discrimination
withdrawal of claims
strike-out application
jurisdiction over whistleblowing claim
whether withdrawal was binding

Reference: 3311584/2023

24 Jun 2026

Claimant won£26,176.17 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Samworth Brothers Ltd

The Employment Tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded, ruling that the claimant was unfairly dismissed by the respondent.

Legal Issues (1)

Unfair Dismissal (Section 98 Employment Rights Act 1996). The judgment found the dismissal was unfair but does not specify the precise legal reason (e.g., procedural unfairness, substantive reason not proven) in the provided text

Reference: 6013728/2024

23 Jun 2026

Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Broadhurst School

Both claims were dismissed as not well founded by the Employment Tribunal.

Legal Issues (2)

Wrongful dismissal/breach of contract
unlawful deductions from wages

Reference: 6023074/2025

22 Jun 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: One Stop Doctors Ltd

The claimant's claim for unfair dismissal was dismissed by Employment Judge Cowen.

Legal Issues (1)

Unfair dismissal claim dismissed following oral judgment

Reference: 6004796/2025

22 Jun 2026

Claimant won£4,769.23 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Impera Italia Ltd

The employer failed to give the claimant a fair opportunity to respond to the allegations and proceeded with the disciplinary hearing in his absence, rendering the dismissal procedurally unfair, and also failed to provide contractual notice.

Legal Issues (4)

Whether the dismissal was fair under s.98 Employment Rights Act 1996
application of the Burchell test for misconduct
whether the employer acted reasonably in the investigation and disciplinary process
wrongful dismissal for failure to give notice

Reference: 6021687/2025

22 Jun 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank

The ordinary unfair dismissal claim was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to insufficient service, but the automatic unfair dismissal claim was permitted to proceed.

Legal Issues (2)

Jurisdiction to hear an unfair dismissal claim due to lack of qualifying service (two years)
distinction between ordinary unfair dismissal and automatic unfair dismissal

Reference: 6007978/2025

19 Jun 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: X3 Consulting Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant had not been employed for the necessary two-year qualifying period to bring an unfair dismissal claim.

Legal Issues (1)

Whether the claimant had the requisite two years' continuous employment to bring an unfair dismissal claim under section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6027371/2025

16 Jun 2026

Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Hatwel Ltd and Mr V Singh

The claim was struck out because the claimant had no reasonable prospect of showing the claim was in time or that it was not reasonably practicable to present it in time.

Legal Issues (2)

Time limits for presenting an unfair dismissal claim
whether it was reasonably practicable to present in time

Reference: 6019470/2024

16 Jun 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Constructive Dismissal

Employer: London Fire Commissioner

The complaint was dismissed because it was presented after the time limit and it was reasonably practicable to have presented it in time.

Legal Issues (2)

Time limit for presenting a complaint of constructive unfair dismissal
reasonable practicability of presenting in time

Reference: 3306138/2024

16 Jun 2026

Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Primo Piatto Ltd

The claimant succeeded in part because the respondent failed to pay for two trial shifts, but the remainder of the claim was dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
partial success on claim for unpaid trial shifts

Reference: 6022310/2024

12 Jun 2026

Claimant won£18,000 awarded

Discrimination

Employer: YMCA St Paul’s Group

The claimant succeeded because the respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments, resulting in an award of £18,000 total compensation.

Legal Issues (2)

Failure to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010
award of compensation for injury to feelings

Reference: 3312579/2022

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