Case 3327565/2019 · Employment Tribunal
Mr B Thompson v Easton Gymnastics Club — 2019
- Case reference
- 3327565/2019
- Decision date
- 13 December 2019
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge S Moore
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr B Thompson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMr B Thompson brought claims against Easton Gymnastics Club arising from his dismissal as Director of Coaching on 13 June 2019. The judgment records claims for unfair dismissal, unpaid holiday pay, notice pay, and arrears of pay. After the dismissal, he took advice from Citizens Advice, a solicitor, and a human resources consultant, contacted ACAS on 30 July 2019, received an ACAS certificate dated 30 August 2019, and submitted his tribunal claim on 13 December 2019 after telephoning ACAS for an update.
The tribunal found that the limitation period expired on 13 October 2019. It held that it was reasonably practicable for the claims to have been presented in time because there was a period of about two and a half months in which the claimant could have checked with ACAS, sought further advice, or otherwise confirmed the position. The tribunal did not accept that he could reasonably have believed that merely contacting ACAS was enough to start proceedings, particularly given the legal advice he had already obtained.
The tribunal also found that, even if it had not been reasonably practicable to present the claims by 13 October 2019, they were not brought within a reasonable time afterwards. The claim was not filed until 13 December 2019, about nine weeks later and about four and a half months after early conciliation began. The tribunal therefore held that it had no jurisdiction to hear the claims and struck them out.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal held the unfair dismissal claim was brought out of time, found it was reasonably practicable to present it in time, and struck it out for lack of jurisdiction. | Struck out | — | — |
| Holiday pay | The judgment describes this as a claim for unpaid holiday pay. It was found to be out of time and struck out for lack of jurisdiction. | Struck out | — | — |
| Breach of contract | The judgment refers to breach of contract claims, including notice pay and arrears of pay. The tribunal held these claims were out of time and struck them out for lack of jurisdiction. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- reasonably practicable
- reasonable time thereafter
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.