Mr J Medrysa v London Borough of Tower Hamlets — 2021

The Tribunal considered the parties' submissions on the claimant's contention that the respondent failed to follow the Greater London Provincial Council agreement with recognised trade unions when carrying out, or not carrying out, a job evaluation for the Debt Recovery Officer job description.

Employment Judge Lewis found there was no reasonable prospect of the claimant establishing that the respondent was contractually obliged to follow the GLPC procedure. The Tribunal also found that, on the claimant's case, any failure to follow the job evaluation procedure occurred before the claimant's employment began, and there was no reasonable prospect of establishing an ongoing breach.

The Tribunal concluded that allowing this contention to proceed would add disproportionately and unnecessarily to hearing preparation, time allocation, and the documents to be considered. The claimant's remaining contentions in his constructive unfair dismissal claim were left to proceed, subject to any separate deposit orders.