Case 6004775/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Chris Bridle v NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING — 2025
- Case reference
- 6004775/2024
- Decision date
- 10 February 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Chris Bridle
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal considered two claims brought by Mr Chris Bridle against NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. In the First Claim, the claims for a statutory redundancy payment and for breach of contract in respect of an alleged contractual redundancy payment were dismissed for want of jurisdiction, while the unfair dismissal complaint remained to proceed under case management orders.
The tribunal found that the First Claim had been presented before the effective date of termination for the purposes of the relevant statutory and contractual jurisdiction provisions. The Second Claim was materially identical to the First Claim and had been presented after the respondent raised the jurisdiction point; the tribunal dismissed it as otiose and an abuse of process while leaving the unfair dismissal complaint in the First Claim to proceed to a full merits hearing.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The statutory redundancy payment claim in the First Claim was dismissed for want of jurisdiction because it was premature. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | The breach of contract claim for an alleged contractual redundancy payment in the First Claim was dismissed for want of jurisdiction because it was premature. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The unfair dismissal complaint in the First Claim was not finally determined and remained justiciable, subject to case management orders. | Other | — | — |
| Other | Claim number 6015280/2024 was dismissed as otiose and an abuse of process because it was identical in all material respects to the First Claim. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
13 references- section 111(3) Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 164 Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 145(2) Employment Rights Act 1996
- Regulation 7 Employment Tribunals (Extension of Jurisdiction England and Wales) Order 1994
- Regulation 3(c) Employment Tribunals (Extension of Jurisdiction England and Wales) Order 1994
- Watts v Rubery
- Pritchard-Rhodes v Boon & Milton
- Sweeney v Peninsula Business Services
- Capek v Lincolnshire CC
- Johnson v Gore-Wood
- Henderson
- Dexter v Vlieland-Boddy
- broad merits based approach
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