Mr J Sarfo v Acclaimed Security Services Limited — 2024

The tribunal heard the case at Leeds by CVP on 13 November 2024 before Employment Judge Deeley. The claimant represented himself and the respondent was represented by a litigation executive. The tribunal recorded that the claimant said he had worked for the respondent on a self-employed basis from 14 June 2022 and then under a contract of employment from 22 June 2023. The notes also record that the dismissal date in the claim form was mistaken and that the dismissal occurred on 17 April 2024.

The complaint of automatically unfair dismissal and/or detriment related to a protected disclosure was recorded as withdrawn. The tribunal noted that the claimant said he had ticked the whistleblowing box at Part 8.1 of the claim form by mistake and confirmed that he was not bringing a whistleblowing complaint. That claim was therefore dismissed on withdrawal by the claimant.

The ordinary unfair dismissal complaint was struck out because the claimant did not have sufficient service under section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to bring such a claim. The tribunal found that, on the claimant's own account of his start date as an employee, he had less than two years' service when dismissed.

By consent of the parties, the respondent was ordered to pay the claimant £50 gross in relation to the unauthorised deductions from wages complaint under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. No other remedy was recorded. The tribunal gave its reasons orally and stated that written reasons would not be provided unless requested in time.