Miss S Bi v Oxford University — 2024

Case reference: 3301513/2024
Decision date: 11 October 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge George Date

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss S Bi

Respondent

Oxford University

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Miss S Bi brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against Oxford University. The tribunal held that section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have at least two years' service in order to bring an unfair dismissal complaint, and found that the claimant had been employed for less than two years.

Because the statutory qualifying period was not met, the tribunal found that the claimant was not entitled to bring the unfair dismissal complaint. The claimant was given an opportunity to explain why the complaint should not be struck out, but the tribunal found that no acceptable reason was provided.

The judgment therefore struck out the unfair dismissal complaint. The tribunal noted that the claimant's other complaints were not affected by this judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal complaint because the claimant had less than two years' service and therefore was not entitled to bring the claim under section 108 ERA 1996.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

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