Mr A O'Connor v EE Limited — 2019

Case reference: 1403340/2019
Decision date: 16 September 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Goraj

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr A O'Connor

Respondent

EE Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant complained of unfair dismissal. The tribunal recorded that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years' service to bring an unfair dismissal complaint, and found that the claimant had been employed by the respondent for less than two years.

The claimant had been given an opportunity to explain why the complaint should not be struck out but had not provided an acceptable reason. The unfair dismissal complaint was therefore struck out. The judgment expressly stated that the claimant's other complaints of disability discrimination were not affected by this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The unfair dismissal complaint was struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service and was not entitled to bring such a 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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