Mr R Udoh v B&M Retail Ltd — 2024

Case reference: 3308960/2023
Decision date: 4 March 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Bansal

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr R Udoh

Respondent

B&M Retail Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal gave the claimant an opportunity to explain why the unfair dismissal and redundancy payment complaints should not be struck out. The issue was whether the claimant had the qualifying service needed for those claims, and the tribunal found the claimant had not made sufficient representations against strike out.

It therefore struck out both complaints under rule 37(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2013. The judgment records that the claimant's other claims, including discrimination and wrongful dismissal matters, remained listed.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal struck out the complaint because the claimant had not been continuously employed for two years at the date of dismissal.	Struck out	—	—
Redundancy	The tribunal struck out the complaint for the same reason.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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