Claimant v Herongrange Recruitment & Training Solutions Limited — 2023

James Dunn brought claims against Herongrange Recruitment and Training Solutions Ltd, and the hearing was listed at Midlands East Employment Tribunal by CVP on 10 February 2023 before Employment Judge R Broughton. The respondent attended by Ms Malham, HR Manager, and Mr Sidwell attended as a witness. The claimant did not attend, and no application to adjourn or communication explaining his absence had been received by the Tribunal.

The Tribunal recorded that notice of the hearing had been sent to the postal address on the claim form on 10 November 2022, and that CVP joining details were emailed to the address on the claim form on 31 January 2023. It also noted that the claimant had failed to comply with the Tribunal's orders by not sending the documents relied on, a witness statement, or a schedule of loss. The Tribunal telephoned the claimant twice and emailed him during the hearing, but there was no response.

The full merits hearing was listed for two hours from 10:00am, and the Tribunal waited until 10:35am before proceeding. In all the circumstances, Employment Judge Broughton decided that dismissal under Rule 47 was in accordance with the overriding objective. The judgment does not contain any substantive findings on the underlying claims or any monetary award.