Cambridge Employment Tribunal cases

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11
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1

£18,277.80 combined

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28 Aug 2026
Outcome unclear

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Valhalla Network Ltd and Others

The judgment is a preliminary hearing dealing with case management issues; no claims have been finally determined.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Amendment of claims
  • joinder of parties
  • strike-out application
  • time limitation issues reserved

Reference: 6028303/2025

17 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: Isaac Creative Hair Ltd

The claimant succeeded on procedural unfair dismissal but all other claims (discrimination, harassment, victimisation, wages, holiday pay) were dismissed.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Procedural unfairness in dismissal
  • Polkey reduction
  • direct and indirect discrimination
  • harassment
  • victimisation
  • unlawful deduction
  • holiday pay calculation

Reference: 3306077/2023

7 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Tilkis Ltd T/a “Tuck in Turkish Restaurant”

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without explanation, and the tribunal was satisfied that dismissal was appropriate given the history of non-attendance and non-compliance.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Dismissal for non-attendance under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024
  • consideration of whether to strike out for non-pursuit or dismiss for non-attendance

Reference: 6025176/2025

31 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£18,277.80 awarded

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Pets At Home Ltd

The claimant succeeded on her reasonable adjustments claims but failed on direct discrimination; holiday pay was withdrawn, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Disability definition
  • time limits under s.123 EqA
  • hypothetical comparator for direct discrimination
  • duty to make reasonable adjustments (s.20-21 EqA)
  • remedy for injury to feelings (Vento bands)
  • interest

Reference: 3303577/2024

30 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal and Other

Employer: Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The claimant was not an employee within the meaning of s.230 ERA 1996, so all claims failed and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claimant was an employee under s.230 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • jurisdiction to hear claims

Reference: 6028208/2025

30 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal and Other

Employer: Secretary of State for Business and Trade

All claims were dismissed because the claimant was not an employee within the meaning of s.230 ERA 1996.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claimant was an employee under s.230 ERA 1996
  • jurisdiction to hear employment claims

Reference: 6028211/2025

18 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Breach of Contract

Employer: Bank of Baroda UK Ltd

The tribunal found that the ESA was expressly incorporated into the claimants' contracts through the reference to the RPA in their appointment letters, and that the ESA's enhanced redundancy pay clause (4 weeks per year of service) was a contractual entitlement.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Incorporation of collective agreements into individual contracts of employment
  • express incorporation via reference in appointment letters and personnel policies
  • implied incorporation by custom and practice
  • interpretation of the RPA and ESA
  • whether the ESA's enhanced redundancy pay clause was 'apt' for incorporation

Reference: 3306622/2024

15 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

The complaint of direct disability discrimination was not well-founded and was dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Direct disability discrimination under section 13 Equality Act 2010

Reference: 3311470/2024

13 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Norfolk County Council

The claimant's claims were dismissed or struck out because they were out of time or because the claimant lacked the required two years' continuous service.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits
  • lack of two years' continuous service for unfair dismissal and redundancy claims
  • jurisdiction
  • costs application under Rule 74

Reference: 6012287/2025

7 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Racesafe Ltd and others

The claims were dismissed because the first respondent lacked actual or constructive knowledge of the claimant's disability, the third respondent did not terminate her employment, and the reasonable adjustments claim failed as the offered adjustments were reasonable.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the respondents had actual or constructive knowledge of disability
  • whether adjustments were reasonable
  • whether there was unfavourable treatment under s.15 Equality Act 2010
  • whether the Agency Workers Regulations were breached
  • whether notice pay was owed

Reference: 3320575/2021

7 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Other

Employer: Festimed Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

All claims struck out because the respondent company was dissolved, leaving the tribunal without jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction over claims against a company that has been dissolved

Reference: 6001452/2025

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