Leeds Employment Tribunal cases

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23 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome£9,942.09 awarded

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Harassment and Other

Employer: Rippleglen Ltd

The claimant succeeded on some harassment, reasonable adjustment, constructive dismissal, and statutory right claims but lost on wages and other allegations, resulting in a mixed outcome.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Disability harassment
  • reasonable adjustments
  • discriminatory constructive dismissal
  • unlawful deduction from wages
  • statutory right to be accompanied
  • time limits
  • ACAS code uplift

Reference: 6000032/2024

21 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Lynx Support Services Ltd

The claims for unauthorised deductions and unfair dismissal were dismissed as out of time, while the discrimination claims were allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits
  • jurisdiction
  • just and equitable extension of time limits

Reference: 6023481/2024

18 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Reed in Partnership Ltd

The claimant withdrew a direct discrimination claim, and the respondent's strike out application partially succeeded, striking out some victimisation claims; remaining claims proceed to final hearing, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out application for no reasonable prospects
  • withdrawal of claim
  • definition of protected act under Equality Act 2010
  • definition of protected disclosure under Employment Rights Act 1996
  • causation in victimisation and whistleblowing claims

Reference: 6036820/2025

14 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Greenlight Recruitment Ltd

The claimant succeeded in his whistleblowing detriment claim but failed in his disability discrimination claim; remedy for the successful claim is to be determined at a later hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Disability discrimination under sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010 – whether the respondent applied a provision
  • criterion or practice (PCP) that placed the claimant at a substantial disadvantage
  • whether the respondent had a duty to make reasonable adjustments as an employment service provider. Whistleblowing detriment under section 47B Employment Rights Act 1996 – whether the disclosure was a qualifying protected disclosure under section 43B (information tending to show a failure of health and safety protection, in the public interest)
  • whether the disclosure was a material cause of the detrimental treatment (cessation of shifts and termination)

Reference: 6017871/2024

11 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Culture Squared CIC

The status hearing allowed discrimination and wages claims to proceed, but an earlier unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of jurisdiction, resulting in a split overall outcome.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Determination of employment status under section 230 Employment Rights Act 1996 and section 83 Equality Act 2010
  • mutuality of obligation
  • personal service
  • control
  • subordination. Also
  • jurisdictional bar for unfair dismissal due to insufficient continuity of service

Reference: 6029867/2025

10 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Sabrina Health Care Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and the tribunal could not proceed fairly in her absence.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Application of Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-attendance
  • consideration of fairness and prejudice when a party fails to attend
  • inability to determine the claim without evidence from the claimant

Reference: 6015639/2025

10 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: BMD Haulage Ltd

The claim was struck out due to the claimant's non-compliance with a Tribunal order, making a fair hearing impossible.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Failure to comply with case management orders
  • strike-out for unreasonable conduct

Reference: 6045190/2025

7 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: NHS England

All claims struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike-out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Rules for no reasonable prospects of success
  • applicability of the high threshold for striking out discrimination claims
  • distinction between the respondent (employer) and a third-party leasing company
  • authority to make deductions under a Salary Sacrifice Agreement

Reference: 1805012/2025

2 Sept 2026
Claimant won£29,692.23 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Care2Care (Yorkshire) Ltd

The claimant won because the tribunal found she was dismissed by reason of her pregnancy, making the dismissal unfair and an act of maternity and pregnancy discrimination.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the dismissal was because of pregnancy
  • automatic unfair dismissal
  • pregnancy/maternity discrimination
  • assessment of financial loss
  • injury to feelings and interest

Reference: 6012693/2025

2 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: City of Doncaster Council

The Tribunal found that the claim for direct age discrimination was not well-founded and dismissed it.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Direct age discrimination under the Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof
  • whether the claimant was treated less favourably because of age

Reference: 6006418/2024

25 Aug 2026
Claimant won£12,570 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Ashton Wood Services Ltd

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages contrary to the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6001640/2026

24 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Ineedrecruitment Ltd

The claim was presented outside the applicable time limit and the tribunal could not conclude it was not reasonably practicable to present in time, so it was struck out.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit
  • reasonable practicability
  • jurisdiction

Reference: 6000535/2026

21 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Leeds Islamic Centre

Claimants failed to prove they were employees under s.230 ERA, so their unfair dismissal claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Employee status under s.230 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • mutuality of obligation
  • control
  • personal service
  • application to amend claims
  • adjournment application
  • balance of prejudice

Reference: 1800620/2025

21 Aug 2026
Claimant won£4,413.44 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: The Vault Ltd

The respondent defaulted, and the claimant's claims for unlawful deductions, holiday pay, notice pay, and failure to provide a statement of terms were all well-founded.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unlawful deductions from wages
  • holiday pay
  • notice pay
  • failure to provide a statement of employment particulars

Reference: 1806754/2026

17 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Asda Stores Ltd

All substantive claims were dismissed as not well-founded; the wages claim was settled through ACAS and the third party harassment complaint was withdrawn.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Multiple discrimination and harassment claims under Equality Act
  • whistleblowing detriment
  • constructive unfair dismissal
  • unauthorised deduction from wages

Reference: 6031157/2025

14 Aug 2026
Claimant won£24,887.36 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: M.J. UPH Leeds Ltd

The respondent failed to present a response or attend the hearing, and the claims for wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal and holiday pay were well-founded, resulting in full awards.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Breach of contract for failure to provide statutory notice
  • unfair dismissal due to lack of response and failure to follow ACAS Code leading to 15% uplift
  • entitlement to accrued holiday pay. Respondent's failure to participate resulted in default judgment

Reference: 1808935/2025

14 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Moolab Ltd and Moolab

The claims were dismissed because the correct respondent company (Moo Lab (Holdings) Ltd) had been dissolved and no other respondent existed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether there is a valid respondent
  • dissolution of companies
  • jurisdiction to proceed when the employer is no longer in existence

Reference: 1801450/2025

10 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Gateways Educational Trust Ltd

The claimant did not make a protected disclosure and her dismissal for gross misconduct was fair.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant's email constituted a protected disclosure under section 43B ERA 1996
  • whether the dismissal for misconduct was fair under section 98 ERA 1996
  • time limits for detriment claim

Reference: 6021217/2024

10 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Urban Housing Services (Wakefield) Ltd

The claim was struck out because the claimant did not comply with Tribunal Rules and orders.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out for non-compliance with Tribunal Rules and orders under Rule 38(1)(c)

Reference: 6034606/2025

10 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Naylor Industries Ltd

The claim was struck out because it had no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Application to amend claim
  • strike out for no reasonable prospect of success under Rule 38(1)(a)

Reference: 6048194/2025

7 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

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

Employer: Essential Pensions Group Ltd

All claims dismissed because the tribunal lacked jurisdiction due to the claims being presented out of time.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits under section 111(2) Employment Rights Act 1996 and similar provisions for other complaints
  • tribunal jurisdiction when claims are presented out of time
  • identification of the correct employer in a group structure

Reference: 6026984/2025

7 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: GXO Logistics UK Ltd

Discrimination arising from disability claim succeeded because respondent failed to justify dismissal as proportionate; other claims dismissed or withdrawn.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim under section 15 Equality Act 2010
  • whether a reasonable adjustments duty arose
  • whether protected disclosures were made
  • causation for flexible working detriment

Reference: 6008017/2024

5 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Curry’s Group Ltd

The claim was struck out because it contained no particulars, had no reasonable prospect of success, and the claimant failed to pursue it or attend the hearing.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Strike out under Rule 37 for failure to provide particulars and no reasonable prospect of success
  • also failure to prosecute the claim

Reference: 1805935/2025

4 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Other

Employer: National Wealth Fund Ltd

The claimant's application to strike out the response and for an unless order was dismissed because the respondent's procedural failures did not amount to unreasonable conduct, a fair trial remained possible, and the tribunal could not compel the respondent to call specific witnesses.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Application to strike out for unreasonable conduct (rule 38)
  • application for unless order (rule 39)
  • proportionality
  • fair trial
  • disclosure of notes
  • witness orders

Reference: 6001733/2025

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