Case 6000054/2024 · Employment Tribunal

In person For the v Ms. E Riding – Solicitor Interpreter: Ms. J Niezgoda — 2025

Case reference: 6000054/2024
Decision date: 31 July 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Heap
Venue: Nottingham

Indexed: 18 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

In person For the

Respondent

Ms. E Riding – Solicitor Interpreter: Ms. J Niezgoda

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The preliminary hearing considered the Respondent's application to strike out the claim because of alleged non-compliance with orders and failure to actively pursue the proceedings. The tribunal was satisfied that the Unless Order had been complied with after the extension granted by Employment Judge Welch, and it concluded that the claim should not be struck out generally because it could not find that a fair hearing was no longer possible.

The tribunal separately struck out the unfair dismissal claim. It recorded that the Claimant had been employed for just under seven months, that section 108 Employment Rights Act 1996 requires two years' qualifying service for an ordinary unfair dismissal claim, and that no basis had been advanced for an automatically unfair dismissal exception.

The remaining complaints of age discrimination and disability discrimination continued at this stage, with case management orders attached.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The unfair dismissal claim was struck out because the Claimant had just under seven months' service and no basis was advanced for an automatically unfair dismissal exception.	Struck out	—	—
Age discrimination	The tribunal refused the Respondent's application to strike out the claim generally; the age discrimination complaint continued and was not finally determined in this judgment.	Other	Age	—
Disability discrimination	The tribunal refused the Respondent's application to strike out the claim generally; the disability discrimination complaint continued and was not finally determined in this judgment.	Other	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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