Ms A Porebska v Avara Foods Ltd — 2023

Case reference: 1307852/2022
Decision date: 22 March 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge L Knowles Appearances
Venue: Birmingham in private

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms A Porebska

Respondent

Avara Foods Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a preliminary hearing listed for 22 March 2023 before Employment Judge L Knowles. The claimant did not attend, and the respondent was represented by Mr Dando, solicitor. The tribunal recorded that the claimant and her representative had been properly notified of the hearing by a notice dated 23 September 2022 and a further reminder with joining details sent on 8 March 2023 to the email address given on the ET1, which was the claimant's stated preferred method of communication.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Dismissed forthwith in its entirety under Rule 47 because the claimant and her representative failed to attend the preliminary hearing; no merits finding was made.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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