Case 4112772/2015 · Employment Tribunal

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4112772/2015 Mrs M Hepburn v North Lanarkshire Council — 2023

Case reference: 4112772/2015
Decision date: 8 December 2023
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge Frances Eccles

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case Number: 4112772/2015 Mrs M Hepburn

Respondent

North Lanarkshire Council

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal struck out the claim under rule 37 of Schedule 1 to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013. The stated ground was that the claim had not been actively pursued in terms of rule 37(1)(d).

The Tribunal had given the claimant until 16 November 2023 to provide written reasons, or to request a hearing, to explain why the claim should not be struck out. The claimant did not provide an acceptable reason and did not request a hearing, so the Tribunal struck out the claim.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Equal pay	The judgment identifies the matter only as 'the claim' and strikes it out under rule 37 for not being actively pursued; the equal pay classification is taken from the gov.uk listing category rather than substantive findings in the judgment text.	Struck out	—	—
Sex discrimination	The judgment identifies the matter only as 'the claim' and strikes it out under rule 37 for not being actively pursued; the sex discrimination classification is taken from the gov.uk listing category rather than substantive findings in the judgment text.	Struck out	Sex	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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