Mr C Earnshaw v Serco Limited — 2020

Case reference: 1806743/2019
Decision date: 10 January 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Shepherd Date

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr C Earnshaw

Respondent

Serco Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant presented claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. Notice of the claim was sent to the respondent on 15 November 2019, and no response was presented.

The tribunal entered judgment under Rule 21. It found that, on the information before the employment judge and because the time for presenting a response had expired with no valid response, the claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination succeeded. Remedy was not determined in this judgment and was listed for a separate remedy hearing.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Rule 21 judgment; remedy to be determined at a later remedy hearing.	Upheld	—	—
Disability discrimination	Rule 21 judgment; remedy to be determined at a later remedy hearing.	Upheld	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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