Mr R Mapembe v Slough Borough Council — 2021

The Tribunal granted the claimant's application for interim relief and ordered continuation of his contract from the termination date, 26 May 2021, until determination or settlement of the complaint. It ordered the respondent to pay the claimant a net monthly sum of GBP 2,320.25, described as normal pay due to him, and to make pension contributions of GBP 219.72 from 27 May 2021 until final determination or settlement.

The claimant alleged that his dismissal was automatically unfair because the reason or principal reason was protected qualifying disclosures. The Tribunal was satisfied, on the material before it, that the claimant had a pretty good chance of showing that he made protected disclosures concerning alleged breaches of legal obligations, including matters relating to construction, data protection and IT policy.

The respondent did not attend the interim relief hearing. On the claimant's account, the Tribunal found that he had given a coherent and compelling narrative linking the disclosures to dismissal on the purported ground of redundancy, and was satisfied at the interim stage that he had a pretty good chance of showing that the reason for dismissal was that he made a protected disclosure.