Case 1600387/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Miss B Lawless v Awelon Healthcare — 2020
- Case reference
- 1600387/2020
- Decision date
- 10 August 2020
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge R Harfield
- Venue
- Cardiff
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss B Lawless
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThis was a public preliminary hearing by video conference before Employment Judge Harfield sitting alone on 10 August 2020. The hearing followed a case management order made on 21 May 2020. That order had identified an issue for the unfair dismissal claim based on the claimant’s length of service, an issue for the wrongful dismissal claim based on the respondent’s case that one week’s contractual notice had been paid, and directions for the disability discrimination claim, including particulars of allegation, an impact statement, and GP records.
The claimant did not attend the hearing. Tribunal staff tried to contact her by telephone at 10:05 and left a voicemail, but by 10:10 she had not joined the hearing. The tribunal noted that the claimant had also not complied with the earlier case management order, and that after a strike out warning sent on 31 July 2020 she had not made any further response.
Under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, the tribunal dismissed the claim for failure to attend or be represented. The judge added that, even if dismissal had not followed under Rule 47, the claim would in any event have been struck out under Rule 37 for non-compliance with tribunal orders and/or because it was not being actively pursued. No remedy was awarded.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Dismissed at the preliminary hearing on 10 August 2020 because the claimant did not attend or arrange representation. The tribunal said it would in any event have struck the claim out for non-compliance with tribunal orders and/or because it was not being actively pursued. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Wrongful dismissal | Dismissed at the preliminary hearing on 10 August 2020 because the claimant did not attend or arrange representation. The tribunal said it would in any event have struck the claim out for non-compliance with tribunal orders and/or because it was not being actively pursued. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Disability discrimination | Dismissed at the preliminary hearing on 10 August 2020 because the claimant did not attend or arrange representation. The tribunal said it would in any event have struck the claim out for non-compliance with tribunal orders and/or because it was not being actively pursued. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- Rule 47 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- Rule 37 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
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