Watford Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Watford.

Recent cases: 75
Employers (last 3 months): 73
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 24

Published decisions

Cases from the last three months

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14 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

Discrimination, Harassment and Other

Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

The Tribunal struck out claims of negligence and breach of health and safety legislation for lack of jurisdiction, allowed partial amendment of the claim, and refused other amendments; the substantive claims of harassment, reasonable adjustments, and indirect discrimination remain to be determined.

Legal Issues (3)

Jurisdiction over common-law negligence and health and safety claims
amendment of claim to add new allegations of harassment and reasonable adjustments
refusal to add direct disability discrimination

Reference: 3300526/2025

13 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Edmonton Baptist Church and others

The claimant's disability discrimination claims were dismissed because he was not a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010 at the material time; all other claims continue.

Legal Issues (2)

Definition of disability under Equality Act 2010
whether claimant was disabled at the material time

Reference: 6005313/2025

13 Aug 2026

Claimant won£21,575.71 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Connect Dealers Ltd

All complaints succeeded; the claimant was awarded compensation.

Legal Issues (4)

Unfair dismissal (section 98 Employment Rights Act 1996)
wrongful dismissal (breach of contract)
unpaid wages (breach of contract)
failure to provide written statement of particulars (section 1 ERA 1996 and section 38 Employment Act 2002)

Reference: 3311133/2023

11 Aug 2026

Claimant won£8,930.36 awarded

Breach of Contract

Employer: Walker and Watts Ltd

The claim succeeded because the respondent breached the oral severance agreement, and the claimant proved the sums due.

Legal Issues (4)

Whether an oral agreement made between the claimant and the respondent's director was enforceable as a contract
calculation of sums due under that agreement for overtime
TOIL
a redundancy-equivalent payment

Reference: 6011051/2025

11 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome

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

Employer: Associated British Ports

The claimant won on constructive unfair dismissal, unauthorised deductions, and breach of contract, but lost on race discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

Legal Issues (8)

Constructive dismissal
implied term of mutual trust and confidence
contractual sick pay
unauthorised deductions
protected disclosures
race discrimination
Polkey reduction
contributory fault

Reference: 3312501/2023

7 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£142,436.13 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Mrs L Todd (deceased)

The claimants won on wages and section 1 statement claims but withdrew their breach of contract claims.

Legal Issues (3)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II ERA 1996
failure to provide written statement of particulars under section 1 ERA 1996
withdrawal of breach of contract claims

Reference: 3304529/2024

6 Aug 2026

Claimant won£1,700 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Waylands Automotive Ltd

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

Legal Issues (1)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6002532/2025

6 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Breach of Contract and Harassment

Employer: Splendid Hospitality Group LLP

All claims were dismissed after a full merits hearing; the harassment claim did not meet the statutory threshold and the breach of contract claim lacked evidence of a contractual variation.

Legal Issues (5)

Harassment under s26 Equality Act 2010
breach of contract for unpaid overtime
deposit order
strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
burden of proof in discrimination claims

Reference: 3301811/2023

6 Aug 2026

Claimant won

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Rhys Davies and Sons Ltd (In Administration) and Secretary of State for BEIS

The claimant succeeded in his claim for a protective award for failure to consult on redundancies, with a 90-day protected period.

Legal Issues (4)

Failure to consult on redundancies under section 188 TULRCA
protective award
time limit
administration stay

Reference: 1600005/2021

5 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: Hertfordshire County Council

The claime was dismissed and struck out because the claimant failed to attend hearings, failed to comply with tribunal orders, and conducted the proceedings unreasonably, rendering a fair trial impossible.

Legal Issues (5)

Failure to attend hearing
non-compliance with tribunal orders
unreasonable conduct
strike out under rules 38(1)(b)/(c) and 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
discretionary dismissal for lack of fair trial possible

Reference: 6021733/2025

5 Aug 2026

Claimant won£5,767.15 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: A Stubbs and Intelligiants Ltd

Respondent failed to present a valid response, leading to default judgment in claimant's favour on all claims.

Legal Issues (4)

Default judgment
unauthorised deductions from wages
breach of contract (notice)
holiday pay

Reference: 3304002/2025

4 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Discrimination

Employer: Secretary of State for Justice

The first claimant's indirect discrimination claim was struck out as having no reasonable prospects of success, and her application to add a victimisation claim was refused.

Legal Issues (4)

Application to amend under Rule 30 and Selkent principles
definition of protected act under s.27 Equality Act 2010
strike out for no reasonable prospects
balance of hardship and prejudice

Reference: 3300929/2024

4 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Other

Employer: John Lewis plc

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend and indicated an intention to withdraw, resulting in a strike-out under rule 47.

Legal Issues (1)

Procedural issue: dismissal under rule 47 for non-attendance and indicated withdrawal

Reference: 3301601/2025

3 Aug 2026

Claimant won£4,118.44 awarded

Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

Employer: Binfield Preschool

The claimant succeeded on both claims for breach of contract (notice pay) and redundancy payment, with the respondent failing to respond.

Legal Issues (3)

Default judgment under rule 22
breach of contract for notice
entitlement to redundancy payment

Reference: 3304355/2025

3 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Optimus Access Ltd

All of the claimant's complaints were dismissed as not well-founded, resulting in the entire claim being dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)

Unfair dismissal
breach of contract (wrongful dismissal)
unpaid wages (including holiday pay and arrears of pay)

Reference: 3302587/2025

3 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Bushells Bakery Ltd

The claims of automatically unfair dismissal under section 100(1)(c) and section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996 were not well founded and were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)

Automatically unfair dismissal
health and safety detriment
protected disclosure detriment
burden of proof
whether the claimant was dismissed for a protected reason

Reference: 6023528/2025

31 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£76.92 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Aquevo Ltd

Claimant succeeded on breach of contract, holiday pay, and unauthorised deductions claims but lost on payslips claim; overall split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)

Breach of contract for notice pay
holiday pay under Working Time Regulations
unauthorised deductions from wages
failure to provide itemised pay statements

Reference: 3303724/2025

31 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Sysco GB Ltd

Both claims dismissed: unfair dismissal out of time and claimant not disabled for discrimination claims.

Legal Issues (3)

Time limits for presenting unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims
definition of disability under section 6 Equality Act 2010
just and equitable extension for discrimination claims

Reference: 6018191/2025

31 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Whistleblowing

Employer: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The tribunal dismissed the claim because, although one email contained protected disclosures, the claimant was not dismissed because of those disclosures, so his unfair dismissal complaint was not well-founded.

Legal Issues (4)

Time limits under s.111 ERA 1996 and the meaning of 'reasonably practicable'
whether alleged statements were protected disclosures under s.43B ERA 1996
whether dismissal was because of protected disclosures under s.103A ERA 1996
strike out under rule 37 ET Rules

Reference: 3311878/2023

30 Jul 2026

Claimant won£10,000 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

Employer: Cofal Ltd

The tribunal found the respondent automatically unfairly dismissed the claimant and discriminated against her on grounds of sex and pregnancy/maternity by not allowing her to return from maternity leave.

Legal Issues (3)

Automatic unfair dismissal for refusal to allow return from maternity leave
direct sex discrimination and pregnancy and maternity discrimination
injury to feelings award

Reference: 3302571/2025

30 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Discrimination

Employer: C London

The Tribunal dismissed all claims, finding no discrimination or victimisation on the evidence.

Legal Issues (2)

Direct discrimination under s.13 Equality Act 2010 (age and sex)
victimisation under s.27 Equality Act 2010. The Tribunal considered whether the failure to advertise and the subsequent dismissal and parking restrictions were because of the protected characteristics or acts

Reference: 6001480/2025

29 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Other

Employer: Blossom Children's Homes Ltd

All claims dismissed because the employer had reasonable grounds to believe the claimant was asleep on duty, acted within the range of reasonable responses, and there was no evidence of discrimination or breach of regulations.

Legal Issues (5)

Fairness of dismissal for misconduct
direct and disability discrimination
discrimination arising from disability
reasonable adjustments
working time breaks exception

Reference: 3303808/2023

28 Jul 2026

Claim dismissed

Other

Employer: Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd

The tribunal dismissed the claims in their entirety, finding no breach of regulation 5 AWR 2010 as the claimant failed to establish that she was paid less or had less favourable working conditions than comparable direct employees of the hirer.

Legal Issues (4)

Interpretation of regulation 5 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010
identification of relevant comparators
whether the claimant was entitled to the same basic working and employment conditions as direct employees of the hirer
relevance of an administrative payroll error affecting other agency workers

Reference: 3302111/2025

28 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£1,369.87 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Rusgold Manufacturing Ltd

The claimant succeeded in claims for unauthorised deduction from wages and breach of contract (notice pay) but failed in claims for unfair dismissal and holiday pay.

Legal Issues (4)

Unauthorised deduction from wages
breach of contract (notice pay)
unfair dismissal
holiday pay

Reference: 3306334/2024

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