Case 2403418/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr C Armstrong v American Golf Trading Limited — 2023
- Case reference
- 2403418/2022
- Decision date
- 27 March 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspinall Representation
- Venue
- Liverpool
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr C Armstrong
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal recorded the claimant’s effective date of termination as 10 December 2021. It then dealt with the preliminary issue of time limits for the claimant’s unfair dismissal, automatically unfair public interest disclosure dismissal, public interest disclosure detriment, and breach of contract complaints.
Those claims were dismissed because they had not been brought in time and the claimant could not show that it was not reasonably practicable for him to present them within the relevant time limit. The judgment does not record any substantive findings on liability for those claims, only the time-bar ruling.
The claimant’s unauthorised deduction from wages complaint under sections 13 and 23 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 was not determined at this hearing. The tribunal directed that it should proceed to final hearing and made case management orders to prepare it.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Dismissed as out of time; the claimant could not show that it was not reasonably practicable to present the claim in time. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Whistleblowing | Automatically unfair public interest disclosure dismissal dismissed as out of time; the claimant could not show that it was not reasonably practicable to present it in time. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Whistleblowing | Public interest disclosure detriment dismissed as out of time; the claimant could not show that it was not reasonably practicable to present it in time. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract claim for notice pay and golf trip dismissed as out of time; the claimant could not show that it was not reasonably practicable to present it in time. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- not reasonably practicable
- Sections 13 and 23 Employment Rights Act 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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