In person For the v Respondent — 2022

Case reference: 1801130/2022
Decision date: 26 May 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge A James Representation

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

1 named

Claimant

In person For the

Respondent

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

After considering the preliminary hearing bundle and the respondent's skeleton argument, the tribunal heard clarification from Mr Chris Huggon during the hearing. He confirmed that he had retired from Santander UK PLC and accepted that he was not dismissed within the meaning of section 136(1) Employment Rights Act 1996.

In light of that clarification, the tribunal concluded that the claim for a redundancy payment breach had no reasonable prospects of success. The claim was therefore struck out under Rule 37(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013.

No monetary award was made.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Redundancy	The tribunal struck out the redundancy payment breach claim under Rule 37(1)(a) after the claimant confirmed he had retired and accepted that he was not dismissed within section 136(1) Employment Rights Act 1996, so the claim had no reasonable prospects of success.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

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