Gurjit Singh v Atalian Servest Security Limited AT A HEARING — 2022

At the hearing in Leeds on 25 to 28 July 2022 before Employment Judge Lancaster with members L Fawcett and J Noble, the tribunal recorded that the claims of automatically unfair dismissal and/or detriment for raising a health and safety concern or making a protected qualifying disclosure, together with the victimisation claim, were dismissed upon withdrawal. Those claims therefore did not proceed to a substantive determination.

The tribunal upheld Mr Singh's unfair dismissal claim. It held that he had been unfairly dismissed and that it was just and equitable to reduce the compensatory award by 50 per cent. The written record states that the reasons for the decision were given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days.

The tribunal awarded a basic award of £7,072.00. It also awarded compensatory sums of £7,572.56 for loss from the effective date of termination until the start of new employment, £1,734.72 for a further six-month period from the start of new employment, and £225.00 for loss of employment rights, each described as reduced by 50 per cent. The total award recorded in the judgment was £16,604.28, and the recoupment provisions were said not to apply.