Did not attend and was not represented For the v G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited — 2024

Claimant Mr M J Frost brought a claim received on 11 October 2023 after ACAS Early Conciliation. The judgment identifies the principal complaint as age discrimination arising from the respondent telling him that death in service benefits would cease when he reached 80. The respondent denied the claim and relied in part on paragraph 14 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010, saying the provision of life assurance cover to age 80 was more generous than required.

The case then went through repeated case management listings. The claimant sought postponements, complained about disclosure, and did not attend the hearing on 3 September 2024. After that absence he was given a strike out warning and told that a further failure to attend could result in dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024. The matter was relisted as a hybrid hearing for 25 February 2025, with the claimant to attend in person.

The claimant again did not attend on 25 February 2025. He had said his wife was ill and that he needed disclosure and answers from the tribunal, but the tribunal held that the hearing was to clarify the issues and that documents were not needed for that purpose. Applying Rule 47, Employment Judge Laidler dismissed all claims. The reasons note that the claimant had also referred to harassment, victimisation and the Human Rights Act, but it was not possible to identify any further claims or determine their jurisdiction because he did not attend.