Miss M Wilks v Ocean Dental Limited — 2019

Case reference: 2401718/2019
Decision date: 27 February 2019
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Franey

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss M Wilks

Respondent

Ocean Dental Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal struck out Miss M Wilks's unfair dismissal complaint. Employment Judge Franey recorded that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have at least two years' service to bring an unfair dismissal complaint, and found that the claimant had been employed for less than two years.

On that basis, the tribunal held that the claimant was not entitled to bring the unfair dismissal complaint. The reasons also record that she was given an opportunity to provide an acceptable reason why the complaint should not be struck out, but did not do so.

The judgment therefore ordered that the unfair dismissal complaint be struck out. It also states that the claimant's other complaints were not affected by this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The judgment states that the claimant had less than two years' service and was therefore not entitled to bring an unfair dismissal complaint under section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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