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Transport & Logistics Tribunal Data Analysis
Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Transport & Logistics sector based on our 12-month database analysis.
333Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)
Historical Transport & Logistics decisions from our database catalogue.
42%Success Factor
Proportion of claims won or split/upheld in our database.
58%Dismissal Rate
Claims lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.
↑ Strongest IndicatorUnauthorised deductions from wages (60% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorDiscrimination (14% Success)
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Showing 13 cases from the last 2 months.
2600468/2024 • 6 Jun 2026
lost
The claimant failed to prove that the comment constituted less favourable treatment or harassment, as he did not complain for 21 months, maintained a professional relationship with the respondent, and the comment was not directed at him.
Legal Issues (4)
- Whether the use of the racially offensive term amounted to less favourable treatment because of race under s.13 Equality Act 2010 and/or harassment under s.26 Equality Act 2010
- considering the delay in complaint
- lack of immediate effect
- and the apology.
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6025508/2025 • 5 Jun 2026
struck_out
The claim was struck out because the claimant did not attend the hearing and had not actively pursued the proceedings.
Legal Issues (1)
- Strike out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(d) for failure to actively pursue the claim; claimant non-attendance.
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3200736/2024 • 3 Jun 2026
struck_out
All claims were dismissed under Rule 47 because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and did not respond to the tribunal's attempts to contact her.
Legal Issues (4)
- Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 gives the tribunal discretion to dismiss a claim if a party fails to attend. The tribunal considered relevant case law (Roberts v Skelmersdale College
- Cooke v Glenrose Fish Co Ltd) and concluded that
- after making reasonable enquiries about the claimant's absence
- it was appropriate to strike out the claims in her absence.
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3304564/2025 • 3 Jun 2026
lost
The tribunal found that the dismissal was not unfair, because the employer's conduct (including the lack of procedure) fell within the range of reasonable responses, or that any procedural steps would have been futile.
Legal Issues (2)
- Whether the claimant had two years' continuous employment (not determined as claim failed on merits); whether the dismissal was for conduct; whether the respondent's failure to follow any procedure rendered the dismissal unfair
- or whether it was within the range of reasonable responses given procedural futility.
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3300526/2024 • 2 Jun 2026
lost
The Tribunal found that all claims of direct discrimination, harassment, and victimisation were not well-founded and therefore failed.
Legal Issues (3)
- Claims under the Equality Act 2010: direct discrimination on grounds of race (s.13) and religion (s.13); harassment related to race and religion (s.26); and victimisation (s.27) based on three alleged protected acts (tribunal complaint
- grievances
- request to reopen grievance).
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1400543/2026 • 1 Jun 2026
won
The respondent failed to pay the claimants their unpaid wages, notice pay, redundancy payments, and holiday pay as required by law.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 s.13); breach of contract in respect of notice; statutory redundancy payment; failure to pay holiday pay.
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3306475/2024 • 29 May 2026
other
The judgment is solely a costs order; the substantive outcome of the underlying claim is not stated.
Legal Issues (2)
- Costs application under Employment Tribunal rules; the tribunal allowed the application and ordered the respondent to pay £3
- 635.
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6009338/2025 • 28 May 2026
other
The application for reconsideration was refused because it was made significantly out of time and, even if time were extended, there was no reasonable prospect of varying the judgment to include a finding of employment status, as that issue was not part of the original claim or determined by the Tribunal.
Legal Issues (1)
- Reconsideration application out of time; whether the Tribunal could vary a judgment to include a finding of employment status when that issue was not part of the original claim or determined at the final hearing.
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3310751/2024 • 25 May 2026
lost
The claims were dismissed because the tribunal found no fundamental breach of contract by the respondent and no protected disclosures had been made, with the claimant's evidence being unreliable and the respondent's actions justified.
Legal Issues (1)
- Constructive unfair dismissal (whether respondent's conduct amounted to a fundamental breach of contract); protected disclosure detriments (whether claimant made qualifying disclosures and suffered detriments); credibility of claimant's evidence.
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1600414/2025 • 19 May 2026
split
The breach of contract claim was dismissed as not well founded, but the national minimum wage claim was reserved for a future hearing, resulting in a split verdict.
Legal Issues (1)
- Breach of contract claim dismissed as not well founded; national minimum wage claim reserved for further determination.
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3314766/2023 • 18 May 2026
struck_out
The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing and did not provide a sufficient basis for her amendment or any explanation for her absence.
Legal Issues (1)
- Dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure for failure to attend; jurisdiction for unfair dismissal claims where claimant had less than two years' service; amendment of claim form to add automatically unfair dismissal claims; reconsideration application.
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6040947/2025 • 15 May 2026
other
The Employment Judge refused the respondent's application to strike out the claim, meaning the case will proceed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Application for strike out under the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure.
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6010858/2025 • 15 May 2026
split
The harassment and direct sex discrimination complaints were upheld (in time by just and equitable extension), but the victimisation complaints were dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010; harassment related to sex and of a sexual nature; direct sex discrimination; victimisation; just and equitable extension of time.
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