Case 2304281/2019 · Employment Tribunal

Did not attend and was not represented – No written representations For the v Lodge Security Ltd — 2020

Case reference: 2304281/2019
Decision date: 20 March 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Hyde Dated

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Did not attend and was not represented – No written representations For the

Respondent

Lodge Security Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Neither party attended the hearing on 6 March 2020 and the tribunal received no communications explaining the non-attendance. Employment Judge C Hyde sat alone at London South. The claim before the tribunal was unfair dismissal.

The respondent admitted that the claimant had been dismissed, but disputed the unfair dismissal complaint and relied on grounds which could, if made out, defeat the claim. The tribunal noted that the burden of proof on fairness remained neutral. Having regard to the claim form and the grounds of resistance, it concluded that it could not, on the balance of probabilities, find that the dismissal was unfair. The complaint was therefore not well founded and was dismissed.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The respondent disputed unfair dismissal and set out grounds that, if upheld, could defeat the claim. The dismissal was admitted, but the tribunal found it could not, on the balance of probabilities, find the dismissal unfair.	Dismissed	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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