Mrs I M Hiemstra v John Lewis plc — 2025

Case reference: 3301937/2024
Decision date: 21 July 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Graham Representation
Venue: Bury St Edmunds

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs I M Hiemstra

Respondent

John Lewis plc

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At the hearing at Bury St Edmunds on 17 and 18 July 2025, before Employment Judge Graham, the tribunal considered Mrs I M Hiemstra's equal pay claim against John Lewis Plc. The judgment records that the claim concerned complaints about like work.

The tribunal struck out those complaints. The reason given in the judgment was that they were vexatious and had no reasonable prospects of success. No monetary award was made in the judgment, and no further substantive findings or remedy calculations are recorded in the written decision provided.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Equal pay	The tribunal struck out the claimant's complaints about like work in her equal pay claim, finding them vexatious and with no reasonable prospects of success.	Struck out	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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