Case 1309440/2020 · Employment Tribunal
No attendance v Mr. Afsar, Director — 2022
- Case reference
- 1309440/2020
- Decision date
- 12 May 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Wedderspoon Representation
- Venue
- Birmingham via telephone
Parties
2 namedClaimant
No attendance
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe case was listed for a preliminary hearing by telephone on 12 May 2022 before Employment Judge Wedderspoon. The claimant did not attend. The respondent attended through Mr. Afsar, Director. The tribunal recorded that the hearing had previously been postponed from 3 November 2021 and that notice of the relisted hearing had been sent on 19 November 2021 and 28 April 2022.
The tribunal noted that the clerk tried to contact the claimant by telephone on four occasions before the hearing began, but there was no response. It also recorded that no documents had been lodged by the claimant for the hearing and that there was no evidence of engagement with the tribunal or the respondent during the year. Applying Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013 and the overriding objective, the tribunal dismissed the claim for failure to attend the preliminary hearing and failure to actively pursue the matter.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Dismissed without the merits being determined, under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013, because the claimant did not attend and did not actively pursue the matter. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Sex discrimination | Dismissed without the merits being determined, under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013, because the claimant did not attend and did not actively pursue the matter. | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Dismissed without the merits being determined, under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013, because the claimant did not attend and did not actively pursue the matter. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Working time regulations | Dismissed without the merits being determined, under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013, because the claimant did not attend and did not actively pursue the matter. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- Rule 47 Employment Tribunal Rules 2013
- overriding objective
Official outcome judgment PDF
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