Thomas Owen v T F Jones — 2025

Case reference: 2403569/2024
Decision date: 18 February 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Holmes’

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Thomas Owen

Respondent

T F Jones

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out Thomas Owen’s sole complaint of unfair dismissal. It recorded that he had failed to respond to Employment Judge Holmes’ strike out warning letter dated 22 October 2024.

The reason given was that the claim had no reasonable prospects of success because the claimant did not have two years’ continuous employment with T F Jones at the effective date of termination. On that basis, the Tribunal held that it had no jurisdiction to hear the claim under section 108 Employment Rights Act 1996.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The Tribunal struck out the sole unfair dismissal complaint after the claimant failed to respond to Employment Judge Holmes’ strike out warning letter dated 22 October 2024. It found the claim had no reasonable prospects of success because the claimant did not have two years' continuous employment with the respondent at the effective date of termination, and therefore the Tribunal had no jurisdiction under section 108 Employment Rights Act 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

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