Midlands East Employment Tribunal cases

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12
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3

£110,858.06 combined

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24 Sept 2026
Claimant won£4,395.62 awarded

Redundancy Pay

Employer: Ashbys Wholesale Ltd

The claimants succeeded in their claims for statutory redundancy payments after the respondent failed to respond.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Entitlement to statutory redundancy payment
  • default judgment due to failure to respond

Reference: 2600475/2026

23 Sept 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Harassment

Employer: LIFE Multi Academy Trust

The Tribunal found that the respondent discriminated against the claimant in relation to the sending of a letter of 15 December 2022, but dismissed all other claims of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation, resulting in a split overall outcome with remedy reserved.

Legal Issues (10)
  • Disability discrimination under sections 15
  • 20-21
  • 26
  • 27 of the Equality Act 2010
  • constructive knowledge of disability
  • proportionality
  • reasonable adjustments
  • harassment
  • victimisation
  • causation and influence of protected acts

Reference: 2600754/2023

3 Sept 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Constructive Dismissal

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The claim was dismissed because the tribunal lacked jurisdiction due to late presentation; it was reasonably practicable for the claim to have been presented in time.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Jurisdiction under s111 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • time limit for unfair dismissal claims
  • test of reasonable practicability
  • effect of internal process and ill health on ability to present claim in time

Reference: 2600176/2026

14 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: Amazon UK Services Ltd

The claimant was found not to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010, so the reasonable adjustments claim was dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 at the material times

Reference: 6028476/2025

13 Aug 2026
Claimant won£38,498.75 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Walter Miles Electrical Engineers Ltd

The claimant was awarded compensation of £38,498.75 after a liability finding, with the remedy judgment finalizing the award.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Not addressed in this remedy judgment
  • liability was previously determined

Reference: 6028983/2025

12 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Fullhurst Community College

Neither claim succeeded: the unfair dismissal claim was struck out and the breach of contract claim was dismissed. Both claims are finally disposed of.

Legal Issues (2)
  • The unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of jurisdiction due to insufficient service (less than two years). The breach of contract claim was dismissed on the merits
  • but the source does not provide the reasons for that dismissal

Reference: 6008809/2026

31 Jul 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Other

Employer: Sole House Ltd

Claim was presented 18 months out of time with no application to extend, and it was reasonably practicable to present in time, so the tribunal lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a claim to the Employment Tribunal
  • jurisdiction to hear an out-of-time claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present the claim in time

Reference: 2600084/2026

30 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Harassment and Other

Employer: Maximus UK Services Ltd

All claims were dismissed because they were submitted out of time and no extension was granted.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits for bringing claims
  • jurisdiction
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to bring claim in time for s.80G
  • whether it is just and equitable to extend time for discrimination and harassment claims

Reference: 2601026/2025

29 Jul 2026
Claimant won£67,963.69 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: GOP Equipment Holdings LLC

The respondent failed to pay the claimant various contractual sums and wages, and did not attend the hearing to contest the claims.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract for severance
  • data handling
  • home office allowances

Reference: 6042674/2025

22 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: K Winterburn T/a Kimi Hair and Beauty

The claims were presented after the statutory time limit had expired and the Tribunal declined to extend time as it was not just and equitable to do so.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010
  • whether it is just and equitable to extend time
  • jurisdiction to hear late claims

Reference: 6007485/2025

17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: Tesco Stores Ltd

The employer acted within the band of reasonable responses in dismissing for gross misconduct (sexualised comments about a manager) and the conduct was a repudiatory breach of contract.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Unfair dismissal – conduct reason
  • band of reasonable responses
  • procedural fairness
  • investigation adequacy
  • sanction proportionality. Wrongful dismissal – repudiatory breach of contract
  • gross misconduct

Reference: 2600089/2026

17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Jelly Rolls Ltd (in liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The claimant was not an employee for the purposes of claims from the National Insurance fund, so all claims fail and are dismissed.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the claimant was an 'employee' for the purposes of claims from the National Insurance fund under employment protection legislation

Reference: 6035890/2025

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