Case 1401663/2019 · Employment Tribunal

Claimant v Dr Jeremy Plumb and Torpoint Community College — 2019

Case reference: 1401663/2019
Decision date: 21 May 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Roper Dated

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Respondent

Dr Jeremy Plumb and Torpoint Community College

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal dealt only with the claimant's unfair dismissal complaint in this judgment. It held that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires two years' service for an unfair dismissal claim, and found that the claimant had been employed for less than two years.

Because the statutory qualifying period was not met, the tribunal concluded that the claimant was not entitled to bring the unfair dismissal complaint. It also recorded that the claimant had been given the opportunity to explain why the complaint should not be struck out, but had failed to provide an acceptable reason.

The complaint of unfair dismissal was therefore struck out. The judgment states that the claimant's other complaints were not affected by this decision.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal complaint because the claimant had less than two years' service and therefore was not entitled to bring the claim under section 108 ERA 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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