Ms M Carswell v Sad Sundays Ltd — 2024

Case reference: 4100445/2024
Decision date: 19 April 2024
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge D Hoey
Venue: Glasgow

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms M Carswell

Respondent

Sad Sundays Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Ms M Carswell brought claims against Sad Sundays Ltd including unfair dismissal and a claim under the Working Time Regulations. The tribunal found that the claims were lodged out of time and that it had been reasonably practicable for them to have been lodged within the relevant time limits.

Because of that finding, the tribunal did not exercise its discretion to hear the claims out of time. The claims were therefore dismissed. The written record notes that reasons were given orally at the hearing and that no written reasons would be provided unless requested in time.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Claim dismissed because it was lodged out of time; the tribunal found it had been reasonably practicable for it to have been lodged within the relevant time limit.	Dismissed	—	—
Working time regulations	Claim dismissed because it was lodged out of time; the tribunal found it had been reasonably practicable for it to have been lodged within the relevant time limit.	Dismissed	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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