Case 3200408/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Miss K Mertens v Leigh Village Day Nursery — 2024
- Case reference
- 3200408/2024
- Decision date
- 17 June 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Gordon Walker
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss K Mertens
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe case was heard in public at East London Hearing Centre on 17 June 2024 before Employment Judge Gordon Walker sitting alone. Neither party attended. In deciding the matter, the tribunal had regard to Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure, the respondent's response form stating that the payment sought in the claimant's claim form had been paid in February 2024, and the claimant's email of 2 May 2024 saying that the problem with the respondent had been resolved and the hearing did not need to go ahead.
On that basis, the tribunal issued a short judgment dismissing the claim. The written decision contains no separate findings on the underlying merits and no monetary award was made.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | The written judgment does not identify the underlying legal cause of action beyond referring generally to the claimant's claim form and the payment sought in it. The tribunal dismissed the claim after noting the respondent's response form said that the payment sought had been paid in February 2024 and the claimant's email of 2 May 2024 said the problem had been resolved and the hearing did not need to go ahead. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure
Official outcome judgment PDF
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