London East Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at London East.

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23 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: RiverSafe Ltd

The Tribunal found that the claimant was not owed commission for revenue not recognised at the date of termination, and dismissed both claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Interpretation of contractual clauses regarding commission payment upon termination
  • particularly clause 17.3 excluding commission from payment in lieu of notice
  • the timing of revenue recognition

Reference: 6017364/2025

7 Sept 2026
Claimant won£73,198.90 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: P&A Hydraulics Ltd

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay wages, notice pay, and redundancy payments as required by law, and awarded the full amounts claimed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages
  • failure to provide statutory redundancy payment
  • breach of contract for failure to provide notice pay

Reference: 3201009/2025

3 Sept 2026
Claimant won£1,142.24 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: HR & OD Business Solutions Ltd 'in voluntary liquidation'

The respondent failed to respond or attend, and the claimant's unchallenged evidence proved non-payment of wages and expenses.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages under Part II Employment Rights Act 1996
  • default judgment due to no response

Reference: 3200931/2025

2 Sept 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: Mrs M Wendorff-Kowalczuk and Dell Medical Centre

The claimant failed to prove she was a disabled person at the material time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the discrimination claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Definition of disability under s6 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof on claimant to show substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities at the material time
  • alternative strike-out under Rule 38 for no reasonable prospects

Reference: 3201092/2024

18 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to establish protected disclosures, discrimination, or any unlawful treatment; some claims were also barred by a prior settlement agreement.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Protected disclosure definition
  • public interest requirement
  • causation under s.47B ERA
  • discrimination burden of proof (Igen v Wong)
  • effect of COT3 settlement and Henderson v Henderson principle
  • time limits and just and equitable extension

Reference: 6014056/2024

13 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd

The claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders and did not attend the hearing, leading to strikeout of the entire claim.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strikeout under Rule 37 for non-compliance with tribunal orders and failure to prosecute the claim

Reference: 6017080/2025

11 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: BGC Partners LP and others

The entirety of the claimant's claims were struck out as having been presented outside the relevant statutory time limits and having no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Time limits
  • conduct extending over a period
  • just and equitable extension
  • reasonably practicable test
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • abuse of process

Reference: 3200408/2025

10 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Goji Administration Services Ltd and Euroclear SA/NV

The commission structure lacked sufficient certainty to render any sum quantifiable as properly payable, and the post-termination restriction precluded entitlement in any event.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Interpretation of commission scheme
  • whether sums were quantifiable and properly payable
  • effect of post-termination restrictions
  • application of TUPE (share sale not a relevant transfer)

Reference: 3201735/2023

10 Aug 2026
Claimant won£19,560.49 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Sansum Solutions Group Ltd

The complaints of unfair dismissal and breach of contract (dismissal without notice) succeeded; the holiday pay claim was withdrawn after payment.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal (substantive unfairness)
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract for failure to give notice)
  • holiday pay (withdrawn after payment)

Reference: 6025878/2025

5 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£4,130.64 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Leidos Industrial Engineers Ltd

The claimant won his constructive unfair dismissal claim because the respondent's flawed disciplinary process, trumped-up charges, and unfair final written warning cumulatively breached the implied term of trust and confidence, but lost his whistleblowing claims because the protected disclosure did not materially influence the respondent's actions.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Constructive dismissal: breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • whether a series of acts cumulatively amounted to a repudiatory breach. Whistleblowing: whether the protected disclosure was the principal reason for the detrimental acts or the constructive dismissal

Reference: 3205717/2022

2 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: DPD Group UK Ltd

The Tribunal found that the claimant was a self-employed franchisee, not an employee or worker, and therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the claims; the entire case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Determination of employment status under s.230(1) ERA 1996 (employee) and s.230(3)(b) (worker)
  • definition of employee under s.83(2)(a) EA 2010
  • requirement for personal service
  • effect of substitution clauses
  • conditional offer of employment and whether a binding contract was formed
  • application of Autoclenz and Pimlico Plumbers principles

Reference: 3201090/2024

29 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Property Partners Management Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without a satisfactory explanation, and his non-attendance was found to be deliberate and contumelious.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to attend a hearing
  • consideration of Roberts v Skelmersdale College principles
  • overriding objective and prejudice to the respondent

Reference: 6031650/2025

29 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Paxman Joineries Ltd (In Liquidation)

The Tribunal found that the claimants were not TUPE transferred, remained employed until redundancy dismissal, and are entitled to seek redundancy payment and notice pay from the first respondent.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimants were TUPE transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
  • whether they were dismissed on grounds of redundancy
  • their entitlement to redundancy payment and notice pay from the Secretary of State

Reference: 3200157/2025

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: My Lahore Birmingham Ltd and AF Restaurants Ltd

All claims were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success or the claimants failed to comply with orders to properly particularise their claims.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects (Rule 37)
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
  • redundancy as reason for dismissal
  • time limits
  • deposit orders
  • costs and wasted costs

Reference: 3205774/2022

27 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: London Borough of Newham

The claim was struck out because there was no reasonable prospect of success; the dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses given the repeated security breaches and a live final written warning.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Application of strike-out test under Rule 38(1)(a) – no reasonable prospect of success. The tribunal considered the Burchell test (genuine belief, reasonable grounds, reasonable investigation) and the range of reasonable responses. The claimant's case was not reasonably arguable given the seriousness of the misconduct and the existing final written warning

Reference: 6003348/2024

27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£12,679.06 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Pinnacle Finance and Property Group Ltd

The claim for unauthorised deductions was well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the deducted sums.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present in time
  • unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6030428/2025

27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£5,179.24 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Care Premium Ltd

The claimant succeeded in proving that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to pay holiday pay, and the claim was allowed despite being out of time due to reasonable practicability.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting a claim (extension granted because not reasonably practicable and presented within a further reasonable period)
  • unauthorised deductions from wages
  • holiday pay as an unlawful deduction

Reference: 3201472/2024

23 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£133,705 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Breach of Contract

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant succeeded on claims of unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, discrimination arising from disability, and one reasonable adjustment claim, but lost on victimisation, indirect discrimination, and other reasonable adjustment complaints, resulting in a split overall outcome.

Legal Issues (9)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • wrongful dismissal
  • discrimination arising from disability (s.15 Equality Act 2010)
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments (ss.20-21 EqA)
  • victimisation
  • indirect age and disability discrimination
  • contributory fault
  • Polkey reduction
  • remedy quantification

Reference: 3201571/2023

21 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£5,000 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Harassment

Employer: Silverman Opticians Ltd

Claimant won on victimisation (bonus withdrawal) and section 38 claim but lost on direct discrimination, harassment and unfair dismissal.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Direct discrimination
  • harassment
  • victimisation under Equality Act 2010
  • unfair dismissal
  • section 38 Employment Act 2002 award

Reference: 3200344/2023

20 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Ms L Cutmore and Ms P Hinton

The claim was dismissed because the claimant did not attend the hearing and the Tribunal considered the claim abandoned due to the withdrawal of a related claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Dismissal for non-attendance
  • Tribunal's power to strike out or dismiss a claim when a party fails to appear
  • effect of withdrawal of a related claim on abandonment of proceedings

Reference: 6011285/2025

17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: BioTalent Ltd and Investigo Ltd

All claims were dismissed on the merits.

Legal Issues (1)
  • The judgment does not elaborate on legal issues beyond the dismissal of the claims

Reference: 3201144/2025

17 Jul 2026
Claimant won£7,534.06 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: ACG Care Ltd

The claimant succeeded in both claims; the respondent made unlawful deductions from wages and breached the employment contract, resulting in a total award of £7,534.06.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under sections 13 and 23 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • breach of contract claim under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994
  • time limits for presenting claims
  • interpretation of contractual terms regarding deductions for rent and training costs
  • series of deductions
  • burden of proof on hours worked

Reference: 3200140/2024

16 Jul 2026
Claimant won£53,922.72 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Group Momentum Ltd (T/a Headline Hairdressing)

The tribunal found that the claimants were unfairly dismissed contrary to section 152(1)(a) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and awarded compensation.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Automatic unfair dismissal for trade union activities
  • failure of respondent to attend
  • ACAS uplift for failure to comply with ACAS Code

Reference: 3200076/2026

15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£118.75 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Compassion Homes Ltd

Unfair dismissal claim dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; wages claim succeeded by consent.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Jurisdictional bar for unfair dismissal due to insufficient continuous service under section 108 ERA 1996
  • consent order for unauthorised deduction from wages

Reference: 6044252/2025

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