Case 1402245/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Daniel Piddington (Counsel) For the v Nigel Henry (Professional Representative) — 2021

Case reference: 1402245/2020
Decision date: 25 March 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Gray Date

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Daniel Piddington (Counsel) For the

Respondent

Nigel Henry (Professional Representative)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The hearing, held by video on 24 March 2021 before Employment Judge Gray, was confined to limitation issues. The tribunal held that Early Conciliation Certificate R129924/20/16 was the applicable certificate for these proceedings, and that the Claimant’s complaints of unfair dismissal and breach of contract were presented in time. It also made an alternative finding that, if that conclusion were wrong, it was not reasonably practicable for the Claimant to issue the claims in time on the basis of Early Conciliation Certificate R100259/20/57 because she believed that certificate to be invalid.

The tribunal did not determine the merits of the unfair dismissal or breach of contract complaints. It recorded that the detriment complaints remained to be determined because no evidence had been presented on why they were in time under section 48(3)(a) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, as asserted by the Claimant, and that issue would be addressed at the final hearing after the relevant evidence had been heard. No remedy was assessed in this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Preliminary time-limit ruling only: the tribunal held that Early Conciliation Certificate R129924/20/16 was the applicable certificate, so the unfair dismissal complaint was presented in time. In the alternative, if that were wrong, it found it was not reasonably practicable for the Claimant to present the claim in time using Certificate R100259/20/57 because she believed that certificate to be invalid, and the claim was therefore within such further time as was reasonable.	Other	—	—
Breach of contract	Preliminary time-limit ruling only: the tribunal held that Early Conciliation Certificate R129924/20/16 was the applicable certificate, so the breach of contract complaint was presented in time. In the alternative, if that were wrong, it found it was not reasonably practicable for the Claimant to present the claim in time using Certificate R100259/20/57 because she believed that certificate to be invalid, and the claim was therefore within such further time as was reasonable.	Other	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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