Employment Tribunals

Case No: 1307449/2020 1.18 UDL – length of service - strike out judgment -.part claim EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr J Maponga Respondent: Celerity Ls Limited JUDGMENT The complaint that the claimant was unfairly dismissed is struck out. REASONS 1. The claimant complains of unfair dismissal. 2. Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years service to make an unfair dismissal complaint. 3. The claimant was employed by the respondent for less than two years. 4. Therefore the claimant is not entitled to bring such a complaint. 5. The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, why the complaint should not be struck out. 6. Accordingly, the complaint of unfair dismissal is struck out. The claimant’s other complaints are not affected by this judgment. Employment Judge Meichen 25 November 2020 Case Number 1307449/2020 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS BETWEEN Claimant Respondent AND Mr J Maponga Celerity-ls Limited JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL HELD AT Bristol (by video) ON 18th August 2021 EMPLOYMENT JUDGE A Richardson Representation For the Claimant: No attendance For the Respondent: Mr P Todd, lay representative (no attendance) JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that the Tribunal having made multiple attempts to contact the Claimant by telephone and email at the commencement of the hearing, and being satisfied that the Claimant was served with the Notice of Hearing, and on the failure of the Claimant to attend the hearing to pursue his claim, the claim is struck out. Employment Judge Richardson 18th August 2021