Mr U J Panama v 3RIO Group Limited — 2024

Case reference: 2401242/2024
Decision date: 3 May 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Franey

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr U J Panama

Respondent

3RIO Group Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal struck out both the unfair dismissal complaint and the complaint for a redundancy payment. It found that Mr U J Panama had been employed by 3RIO Group Limited for less than two years, so he was not entitled to bring an unfair dismissal complaint under section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and was not entitled to a redundancy payment under section 155 of the same Act.

The claimant did not give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, why the complaints should not be struck out. The tribunal therefore ordered that both complaints be struck out. It noted that the claimant’s other complaints were not affected by this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service, so was not entitled to bring an unfair dismissal complaint under s.108 ERA 1996.	Struck out	—	—
Redundancy	Struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service, so was not entitled to a redundancy payment under s.155 ERA 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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