Case 1600725/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Miss K Jones v Nia Jones — 2022
- Case reference
- 1600725/2022
- Decision date
- 24 August 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Brace Date
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss K Jones
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMiss K Jones brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against Nia Jones. The Employment Judge held that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires at least 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.
On that basis, the tribunal concluded that the claimant was not entitled to bring the complaint. It also found that, despite being given the opportunity to do so, the claimant had not given an acceptable reason why the complaint should not be struck out. The unfair dismissal complaint was therefore struck out.
The judgment records that the claimant's other complaints were not affected by this decision, but it does not adjudicate them in this judgment.
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 section 108 ERA 1996 requires two years' service and the claimant had been employed for less than two years. The claimant did not give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity, why the complaint should not be struck out. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- s.108 ERA 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.