Case 2501935/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr A Sztuczka v Fire Technical Services Ltd — 2026
- Case reference
- 2501935/2024
- Decision date
- 21 January 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Sweeney
- Venue
- Newcastle
- Panel members
- Mrs C Brayson, Mr M Gallagher
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr A Sztuczka
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal upheld Mr A Sztuczka's unfair dismissal claim. It found that he had been dismissed by reason of redundancy, and that he had already received a statutory redundancy payment, which meant the basic award was nil. The tribunal also assessed that there was a 60% chance he would have been fairly dismissed had the respondent fairly applied its selection criteria.
The compensatory award was also nil. The tribunal recorded that the claimant had received 8.6 weeks' pay in lieu of notice covering 17 April 2024 to 17 June 2024, and had obtained new employment at a higher wage from the beginning of June 2024. On that basis, it found he had sustained no financial losses.
The wrongful dismissal claim was dismissed on withdrawal. The claim for outstanding holiday pay on termination of employment was found not well-founded and was dismissed. The claims of harassment related to race and direct race discrimination were also found not well-founded and were dismissed.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the unfair dismissal claim well-founded. The Claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and had received a statutory redundancy payment, so the basic award was nil. The compensatory award was also nil because the tribunal assessed a 60% chance that he would have been fairly dismissed had selection criteria been fairly applied, and found he had sustained no financial loss after receiving 8.6 weeks' pay in lieu of notice and securing higher-paid employment from the beginning of June 2024. | Upheld | — | £0 |
| Wrongful dismissal | The judgment records that this claim was dismissed on withdrawal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Holiday pay | The claim for outstanding holiday pay on termination was found not well-founded. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Harassment | The claim was pleaded as harassment related to race and was found not well-founded. | Dismissed | Race | — |
| Race discrimination | The direct race discrimination claim was found not well-founded. | Dismissed | Race | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £0
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £0
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £0
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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