Mrs K Ochara v Lisa Battershill — 2022

Case reference: 1402162/2022
Decision date: 22 August 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Smail Date

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs K Ochara

Respondent

Lisa Battershill

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Mrs K Ochara brought a complaint against Lisa Battershill for failure to pay a redundancy payment. The tribunal struck out that complaint. It recorded that the claimant had been employed for less than two years, and said that she was therefore not entitled to bring the complaint identified in the judgment.

The tribunal also said that the claimant had not given an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, for why the complaint should not be struck out. The judgment states that the other complaints were not affected by this decision. No remedy was awarded in relation to the struck-out complaint.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Redundancy	The judgment heading and dispositive part concern a complaint of failure to pay a redundancy payment. In the reasons, the tribunal states that the claimant had less than two years' service and was therefore not entitled to bring the complaint; the reasons also refer to an unfair dismissal complaint and cite ss.163 and 177 ERA 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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