Miss J Stephens v DB Terra Ltd — 2020

Case reference: 1400584/2020
Decision date: 28 February 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Gray Date

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss J Stephens

Respondent

DB Terra Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant, Miss J Stephens, brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against DB Terra Ltd. The tribunal recorded that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires two years' service to bring an unfair dismissal claim, and found that the claimant had been employed for less than two years.

The tribunal therefore found that she was not entitled to bring the unfair dismissal complaint. It also recorded that she had been given an opportunity to provide an acceptable reason why the complaint should not be struck out, but had not done so. The complaint of unfair dismissal was struck out, and the judgment stated that the claimant's other complaints were not affected by the decision.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service, so she was not entitled to bring an unfair dismissal complaint under section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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