Bristol Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Bristol.

Recent cases: 30
Employers (last 3 months): 30
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 7

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7 Sept 2026

Mixed outcome£6,000 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing, Harassment and Other

Employer: Rose Care Group Ltd

The claimant succeeded on claims of discrimination arising from disability and harassment but failed on whistleblowing, automatic unfair dismissal, direct discrimination, and victimisation.

Legal Issues (7)

Time limits
qualifying disclosure
discrimination arising from disability
harassment
victimisation
direct discrimination
injury to feelings

Reference: 1401120/2025

4 Sept 2026

Claimant won£138,078.93 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Cognisess Ltd

The claimant succeeded on all three claims: unauthorised deductions, breach of contract for notice pay, and unfair dismissal, with a total award of £138,078.93.

Legal Issues (3)

Unauthorised deductions from wages
breach of contract (notice pay)
unfair dismissal

Reference: 6033318/2025

28 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Filers Travel Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant did not attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (1)

Failure to attend a hearing leading to dismissal under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 6035138/2025

28 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£255.61 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Croma Security Solutions plc

The claimant succeeded in claims for unlawful deduction of wages and holiday pay but failed in a claim for breach of contract (notice pay); a claim for failure to provide payslips was not determined.

Legal Issues (5)

Unlawful deduction from wages (s.13 ERA 1996)
holiday pay accrual on termination
contractual deduction clauses
burden of proof on employer to justify deductions
application of Yorkshire Maintenance v Farr

Reference: 6029713/2025

28 Aug 2026

Claimant won£497 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: KA Didmarton Ltd

The claimant succeeded in his claim for unauthorised deductions from wages.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages by failing to pay tronc and overtime
the claimant succeeded on both elements

Reference: 6028452/2025

27 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: Ministry of Defence

The claimant succeeded on one victimisation claim but failed on other victimisation allegations and all sexual harassment claims, with remedy for the successful claim still to be determined.

Legal Issues (4)

Time limit extension
victimisation under section 27 of the Equality Act 2010
sexual harassment under section 26 of the Equality Act 2010
ACAS Code compliance

Reference: 1402789/2024

21 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£101 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Stores Supply Ltd

The claimant succeeded in his holiday pay claim but lost on notice pay and breach of contract claims.

Legal Issues (4)

Calculation of notice pay under ERA 1996 s.87(4) where contractual notice exceeds statutory minimum
burden of proof on employer for holiday pay records
dismissal without fair process for employees with less than two years' service
application of the Acas Code

Reference: 6039934/2025

21 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Lyreco UK Ltd

The disability discrimination claim was dismissed because the claimant was not disabled at the material time; the constructive unfair dismissal claim is not yet determined.

Legal Issues (4)

Whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of s.6 Equality Act 2010 at the time of the alleged discriminatory acts
application of the long-term condition requirement
distinction between work-related stress and clinical depression
burden of proof on claimant

Reference: 1401976/2025

21 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal

Employer: Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity

The claim of constructive dismissal was dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)

Constructive dismissal under Part X Employment Rights Act 1996
no further legal issues detailed in the judgment

Reference: 6010866/2024

20 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Harassment and Other

Employer: Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd

All claims were dismissed or struck out: the unfair dismissal claim failed for lack of qualifying service, and the discrimination claims failed because the claimant was not disabled.

Legal Issues (3)

The key legal issues were: (1) whether the claimant had the required two years' continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim
(2) whether the claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of s6 Equality Act 2010
(3) whether the amendment to add a victimisation claim should be allowed

Reference: 6024723/2025

19 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing

Employer: Ultimate Complex Care Ltd

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's complaint of detriment on the grounds of public interest disclosure, finding the claim not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)

Whether the claimant suffered detriment on the grounds of a protected public interest disclosure
contrary to section 47B of the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6021800/2025

12 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: OVO Energy Ltd

The tribunal found the claimant was unfairly dismissed and subjected to discrimination arising from disability, but dismissed the reasonable adjustment claim.

Legal Issues (3)

Unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996
discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010
failure to make reasonable adjustments under section 20 of the Equality Act 2010

Reference: 6019958/2024

11 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Cotswold Outdoor Group Ltd

The complaint of unfair dismissal was dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (1)

Unfair dismissal - whether the dismissal was fair

Reference: 6031535/2025

4 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Secretary of State for Justice

The Claimant failed to prove that her impairments of ILO, DBPD, asthma, and GORD had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities.

Legal Issues (6)

Definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
substantial adverse effect
long-term effect
credibility of claimant's evidence
weight of medical records
burden of proof

Reference: 6029870/2025

3 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

The Tribunal found the Respondent's investigation and decision to dismiss for gross misconduct were within the range of reasonable responses, and the Claimant failed to provide credible evidence to account for the missing work hours.

Legal Issues (3)

Whether the employer had a genuine belief in misconduct on reasonable grounds
whether the investigation and decision to dismiss were within the range of reasonable responses
whether the conduct amounted to gross misconduct justifying summary dismissal without notice

Reference: 6038116/2025

31 Jul 2026

Outcome unclear

Other

Employer: Redland Primary Care

The claimant withdrew her s10 claim after receiving the maximum award from the respondent, and the claim was dismissed; the tribunal also dismissed her preparation time application and ordered her to pay the respondent's costs.

Legal Issues (5)

Right to be accompanied under s10 ERA 1999
definition of disciplinary hearing
withdrawal of claim
costs applications under rule 74 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
unreasonable conduct in refusing unconditional settlement offer

Reference: 6039981/2025

23 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£62,307.97 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Your Path Ltd and Others

The claimant won on constructive unfair dismissal and unlawful deductions from wages but lost on direct and indirect discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (6)

Constructive unfair dismissal
repudiatory breach of implied term of trust and confidence
direct and indirect sex discrimination (maternity leave)
unlawful deductions from wages
joint employer liability
insolvency of respondents

Reference: 6008285/2024

23 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: The Chief Constable Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

The claimant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that she had dyslexia amounting to a mental impairment, or that any such impairment had a substantial adverse effect on her day-to-day activities during the relevant period.

Legal Issues (4)

Disability definition under s.6 Equality Act 2010
requirement for expert evidence where existence of impairment disputed
weight to be given to screening tools vs diagnosis
contemporaneous evidence of substantial adverse effect

Reference: 6020496/2025

22 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Greenfields Financial Management Ltd

The claimant's claims were dismissed because the tribunal found his evidence unreliable and dishonest, and concluded that the respondent did not breach the implied term of trust and confidence or commit any repudiatory breach of contract.

Legal Issues (6)

Constructive dismissal test (Western Excavating v Sharp)
implied term of trust and confidence
last straw doctrine (Omilaju v Waltham Forest)
causation
credibility of witnesses
burden of proof for unlawful deductions

Reference: 1402038/2025

22 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Activ8 For Kids Ltd

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of qualifying service, and the remaining claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (2)

Qualifying service for unfair dismissal (s.108 ERA 1996)
dismissal for non-attendance under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024

Reference: 1402267/2025

20 Jul 2026

Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Horizon Leisure Trust

The claim was dismissed because it was submitted out of time and it was reasonably practicable for it to have been submitted within the time limit, so the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (3)

Jurisdiction
time limits
reasonably practicable test

Reference: 6043377/2025

17 Jul 2026

Claim struck out

Breach of Contract

Employer: Altrad Employment Services Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the final hearing without good reason after disengaging from the proceedings.

Legal Issues (2)

Non-attendance of claimant
dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024

Reference: 6026939/2025

16 Jul 2026

Claim struck out

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

Employer: C De Souza

Claim struck out due to Claimant's persistent failure to comply with multiple Tribunal orders and failure to attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (3)

Strike out for persistent failure to comply with case management orders (Rule 38)
proportionality
earlier jurisdiction strike out for unfair dismissal due to insufficient service length

Reference: 1400369/2025

16 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: FP Hurley and Sons Ltd

Unfair dismissal claim succeeded due to failure to consider suitable alternative employment, but wrongful dismissal and written particulars claims failed.

Legal Issues (7)

Redundancy fairness
consultation
pooling
alternative employment
Polkey reduction
notice period
written particulars

Reference: 6012243/2025

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