Case 3200750/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr M Tariq v Partnership Learning Trust — 2025
- Case reference
- 3200750/2024
- Decision date
- 20 June 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge J Feeny Members
- Venue
- East London Hearing Centre
- Panel members
- Ms S Harwood, Mr M Rowe
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr M Tariq
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe hearing concerned the Claimant's unfair dismissal claim. The Claimant sought to revive a race discrimination complaint, but the Tribunal found that the complaint had previously been withdrawn and dismissed upon withdrawal, and that it had no power to revive it. The judgment also records that the sex discrimination complaint had been struck out at an earlier preliminary hearing.
On unfair dismissal, the Tribunal found that conduct was the reason for dismissal and that this was a fair reason. It found that the Respondent had reasonable grounds for believing the Claimant was guilty of misconduct, including inappropriate out-of-hours contact with students, and that the investigation was reasonable.
The Tribunal concluded that dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses in light of the misconduct, the previous warning, and the appeal stage. It found the procedure, including the appeal, was fair and dismissed the unfair dismissal claim.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The judgment states that the claim for unfair dismissal was not well-founded and was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Race discrimination | The judgment states that the race discrimination complaint had been withdrawn at a hearing on 25 July 2024 and subsequently dismissed upon withdrawal; the Tribunal held it could not be revived. | Withdrawn | Race | — |
| Sex discrimination | The judgment records that the Claimant withdrew sex discrimination at the 25 July 2024 preliminary hearing and that the sex discrimination complaint was later struck out at a 7 November 2024 preliminary hearing. | Struck out | Sex | — |
Legal tests applied
8 references- Rule 50 of the 2024 Rules of Procedure
- Khan v Heywood and Middleton Primary Care Trust [2007] ICR 24
- Campbell v OCS Group UK Limited UKEAT/0188/16/DA
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- s.98(4) ERA 1996
- Newbound v Thames Water Utilities Limited [2015] IRLR 734
- Taylor v OCS Group Ltd [2006] ICR 1602
- Davies v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council [2013] IRLR 374
Official outcome judgment PDF
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