Case 2308752/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms C Toomey v Secretary of State for Business & Trade — 2026
- Case reference
- 2308752/2025
- Decision date
- 12 February 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ramsden Date
Parties
3 namedKey findings
Tribunal's reasoningMs C Toomey brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Bishop Challoner School (in voluntary liquidation). Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years' service to make an unfair dismissal complaint, and the Tribunal recorded that the claimant was employed by the Second Respondent for less than two years.
The claimant had been given the opportunity to give an acceptable reason why the complaint should not be struck out and had not done so. Employment Judge Ramsden accordingly struck out the unfair dismissal complaint. The judgment expressly states that the claimant's other complaints are not affected by this judgment.
Claims and outcomes
1 claim adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
1 referenceSource document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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