Case 2402189/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr C A Baker v SIM Switchgear Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 2402189/2024
- Decision date
- 12 December 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Lloyd Representation
- Venue
- Manchester
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr C A Baker
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt a preliminary hearing on 10 December 2024 before Employment Judge Lloyd, the tribunal considered a portion of Mr C A Baker's unlawful deduction from wages claim against SIM Switchgear Limited. The hearing was by CVP and Mr Baker appeared in person.
The tribunal struck out the part of the claim relating to payments the claimant said he should have received for sending emails out of work hours. It held that this part had no reasonable prospects of success. The judgment records that Mr Baker told the tribunal he had not been able to find out whether he should lawfully have been paid for that work and that he thought it was a grey area.
In deciding to strike out that part of the claim, the tribunal said it was not in keeping with the overriding objective to allow it to continue and exercised its discretion to strike it out. The judgment also states that, for the avoidance of doubt, all remaining elements of the claim continued.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The portion of the unlawful deduction from wages claim relating to payment for sending emails out of work hours was struck out. The tribunal said this part had no reasonable prospects of success. The remaining elements of the claim continued. | Struck out | — | — |
Official outcome judgment PDF
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