Case 3301951/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Dobinson v Mid-Herts Golf Club Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 3301951/2024
- Decision date
- 10 October 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Murdoch Representation
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Dobinson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal held that the claimant's complaint of constructive unfair dismissal under Part X Employment Rights Act 1996 was well-founded and succeeded. The judgment does not set out the underlying factual narrative in the extracted text, but it records that the claim was upheld by Employment Judge Murdoch after the hearing on 3 and 4 October 2024.
On remedy, the tribunal said it was possible that the claimant could have been fairly dismissed if the respondent had followed a fair procedure, and it reduced the compensatory award by 10% on that basis. It also made a 10% uplift under section 207A(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 because of the respondent's failure to follow the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures in respect of the claimant's dismissal.
The tribunal further found that the claimant contributed to his dismissal by failing to initiate a formal grievance in writing and by failing to allow the disciplinary procedure to run its course, and it therefore reduced both the basic and compensatory awards by 10%. The extracted judgment does not state the underlying monetary figures, so the public record from this text is limited to the fact and percentage adjustments made.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructive dismissal | The judgment describes the claim as a complaint of constructive unfair dismissal under Part X Employment Rights Act 1996 and says it succeeds. The extracted text states percentage adjustments to remedy but does not give the monetary amounts. | Upheld | — | — |
Legal tests applied
3 references- Part X Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 207A(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
Official outcome judgment PDF
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