(1) Mr A Lancaster (2) Mr I Lawal (3) Mr M Haque (4) Mr C Bempah v Mitie Limited — 2025

Mr A Lancaster, Mr I Lawal, Mr M Haque and Mr C Bempah, all security guards working for Mitie Group Plc at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, brought a multiple claim including equal pay, health-and-safety detriment under s.44 and s.48 ERA 1996, and whistleblowing detriment under s.47B and s.48 ERA 1996. The matter was heard at East London Hearing Centre over various days in July 2025 before Employment Judge Crosfill. The claimants appeared in person; the respondent was represented by Georgina Hicks of counsel.

The equal pay claims were dismissed upon withdrawal by the claimants at the outset of the hearing, following an indication from Regional Employment Judge Burgher at an earlier preliminary hearing that the claim had little reasonable prospect of success. The remaining s.44/s.48 and s.47B/s.48 claims arose from two collective grievances, which the claimants said amounted to protected disclosures and/or acts within s.44 ERA 1996, and they alleged a series of detriments in retaliation.

The Tribunal accepted that the claimants were to some extent each involved in actions protected by the relevant legislation, but concluded that no matter they could reasonably complain about was on the grounds of those protected actions. The Tribunal made detailed findings on individual alleged detriments such as cancelled shifts and intra-management emails, accepting in each case the explanations advanced by the relevant managers. All remaining claims were therefore dismissed.