Reading Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Reading.

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41
Employers (last 3 months)
40
Recorded awards (last 3 months)
10

£179,854.30 combined

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30 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

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

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant's constructive unfair dismissal claim was struck out at a preliminary hearing, and all remaining claims were dismissed at the final hearing.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • unreasonable conduct in proceedings
  • discrimination and victimisation
  • breach of contract
  • holiday pay

Reference: 3302961/2024

27 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: LHR Airports Ltd

Both claims were dismissed because they were not presented within the applicable time limits.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limits for presenting unfair dismissal and race discrimination claims
  • reasonable practicability test for unfair dismissal
  • just and equitable extension for discrimination

Reference: 6006654/2025

25 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: UK Atomic Energy Authority

All claims dismissed: race discrimination struck out for no reasonable prospects, disability discrimination dismissed as claimant not disabled, constructive unfair dismissal dismissed as no breach of contract.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Constructive dismissal test (Western Excavating v Sharp)
  • implied term of mutual trust and confidence
  • definition of disability under Equality Act 2010
  • strike out for no reasonable prospects

Reference: 3306035/2023

22 Jul 2026
Claimant won£25,000 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Forsetti Global Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

The claimant succeeded on both claims; the respondent made unauthorised wage deductions and dismissed without notice in breach of contract, with total compensation capped at £25,000.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages (Employment Rights Act 1996 Part II)
  • breach of contract – wrongful dismissal without notice
  • cap on breach of contract claims under Article 10 of the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994

Reference: 6003192/2025

22 Jul 2026
Claimant won£5,141.62 awarded

Constructive Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Zrada Ltd

The respondent failed to pay the claimant's wages, holiday pay, expenses, and constructively and wrongfully dismissed the claimant.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Failure to pay wages
  • holiday pay
  • expenses
  • constructive dismissal
  • wrongful dismissal

Reference: 3302543/2025

21 Jul 2026
Claimant won£27,081.21 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Bacerius Investments Ltd and Delesius Investments Ltd (together as Trustees of Sutton Place)

The claimant's claims for redundancy pay, unpaid wages, holiday pay and notice pay succeeded because the respondent failed to pay the sums due and the tribunal found it had jurisdiction despite the claims being presented out of time due to it not being reasonably practicable to present earlier.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Time limits for presenting claims
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present within the primary limitation period
  • jurisdiction to hear out-of-time claims for unpaid wages
  • holiday pay and notice pay

Reference: 3313736/2022

20 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Coalo Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the Tribunal found that the respondent's actions were not discriminatory, the alleged provision, criterion or practice did not exist, the claimant was not subjected to a detriment for a protected act, and the email relied upon as a protected disclosure was not in the public interest, and the reason for dismissal was redundancy.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Whether the claimant was subjected to direct disability discrimination
  • whether the respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments
  • whether the claimant was victimised for raising a grievance
  • whether the claimant was automatically unfairly dismissed for making a protected disclosure

Reference: 3300319/2024

17 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: The Hearing Care Partnership Ltd

The claimant's complaint of direct race discrimination was dismissed because the Tribunal found the respondent's non-discriminatory explanations credible and the claimant's evidence lacking in credibility and substance, with no direct or indirect evidence of race being a factor.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Direct race discrimination under section 13 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof (Madarassy, Efobi)
  • comparator analysis
  • credibility of witnesses
  • costs for unreasonable conduct under Rule 74(2)(a) and (b)

Reference: 3305551/2024

15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£43,633.92 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: I Yukums and others

The claimant succeeded in her claims against the fourth respondent for unfair dismissal, unauthorised deductions, unpaid pension, holiday pay, and failure to provide a statement, but her claims against the other respondents were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • unlawful deductions from wages
  • failure to pay pension contributions
  • holiday pay
  • failure to provide written particulars

Reference: 3300036/2025

11 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Fortnum and Mason plc

All claims were dismissed as not well-founded after a full merits hearing.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Time limits under s.123 Equality Act 2010 and s.23 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • constructive dismissal test (breach of contract, resignation in response, affirmation)
  • direct discrimination comparators
  • burden of proof
  • unauthorised deductions

Reference: 3302461/2024

10 Jul 2026
Outcome unclear

Harassment

Employer: Mr C Lord and David Lloyd Leisure Ltd

The claim was out of time but the tribunal extended time on just and equitable grounds, so the claim will proceed.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Time limit extension for harassment claim
  • just and equitable extension

Reference: 3303830/2024

9 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Southern Electric Power Distribution plc

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to pay the deposit ordered at a preliminary hearing.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Deposit order
  • strike out for non-payment
  • procedural compliance under Employment Tribunal Rules

Reference: 6017296/2025

9 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: NetApp UK Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the deductions were authorised by valid contractual provisions and the claimant's prior written consent.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether deductions from wages for Employer NICs on RSUs were authorised under section 13(1)(a) or (b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The tribunal considered the contractual documents
  • including the Equity Incentive Plan
  • Award Agreements
  • Joint Election
  • found they provided valid authorisation

Reference: 6002166/2025

8 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: EasyJet Airline Company Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the preliminary hearing and did not respond to attempts to contact her, indicating she had decided not to pursue her claim.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Dismissal under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to attend a hearing

Reference: 3312555/2023

7 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: CPM UK Ltd

The claimant resigned and was not dismissed, so the unfair dismissal complaint fails.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether claimant was dismissed or resigned

Reference: 3302586/2025

6 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome£32,942.36 awarded

Whistleblowing

Employer: Oxfordshire County Council and S Tomlin

The claimant succeeded in proving that two negative references were provided because of his protected disclosures, but failed to prove other alleged detriments were caused by the disclosures.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Protected disclosure
  • detriment
  • causation
  • inference
  • burden of proof under s.48 ERA 1996

Reference: 3301251/2024

3 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Whistleblowing

Employer: Virgin Media O2 UK Ltd

The claimant's protected disclosure claims were struck out because the alleged disclosure could not reasonably be believed to be in the public interest or tend to show health and safety endangerment, thus no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the alleged protected disclosure was made in the public interest and tended to show a relevant matter (health and safety) under s43B(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
  • application of Rule 38(1)(a) strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success

Reference: 6014937/2025

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