Farrukh Bajwa v VWS UK Limited — 2026

Case reference: 3303752/2023
Decision date: 17 June 2026
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Manley

Indexed: 28 July 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Farrukh Bajwa

Respondent

VWS UK Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out Farrukh Bajwa's claim against VWS UK Limited. It had written to the claimant on 6 February 2026 warning that it was considering striking out the claim because, applying Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, the claim appeared not to have been actively pursued.

The letter gave the claimant an opportunity to explain why the claim should not be struck out or to request a hearing for that purpose, but the claimant did not reply. Employment Judge Manley was satisfied that the grounds for strike-out under Rule 38 applied and that striking out the claim accorded with the overriding objective in Rule 3. The judgment recorded no monetary award.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	The judgment refers only to "the claim" and does not identify its legal classification; unlawful deduction from wages is used from the supplied gov.uk listing category and Layer 1 claim-type hint.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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