Not present or represented For the v Mr P Croker, solicitor — 2022

Mr F Laghari ticked claims of race discrimination and religion or belief discrimination on the ET1. He also wrote in box 8.1 about wrongful and discriminatory dismissal, removal of shifts without notice, workplace discrimination, victimisation, harassment and a stressful working atmosphere. The tribunal noted that the first three paragraphs of box 8.2 were the only relevant parts for discrimination and could, in substance, be read as a claim of victimisation within section 27 of the Equality Act 2010.

By a case management order dated 14 January 2022, the claimant was required to provide further information by 4 February 2022 about harassment and direct discrimination, including details of what was said or done, by whom, to whom, when and where, and to identify any comparator. A preliminary hearing was listed for 24 June 2022.

The claimant did not answer three telephone calls made to the mobile number on the ET1 and was not present or represented. The respondent said he had not complied with the further-information order and had given no explanation. Applying rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013, Employment Judge Hyams concluded that the claimant was not pressing the claims and that it was in the interests of justice for all claims to be dismissed.

The judgment stated that if the claimant had a good reason for not attending, he could apply for a review, but any such application would need evidence of that reason and compliance with the further-information order. No monetary award was made.