Sedive Kisashi v Purple Panda Services Ltd and 1 other — 2024

Employment Judge Benson heard the case at Liverpool on 10 January 2025. The claimant did not attend, and neither did the respondents. The judgment records that the claim of unfair dismissal was struck out because the claimant did not have two years' continuous service and did not respond to the Tribunal's strike out warning dated 4 November 2024.

The remaining claims were race discrimination and religion and belief discrimination. Those claims were dismissed pursuant to Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the claimant failed to attend the listed hearing. The Tribunal recorded that a notice of hearing had been sent to the parties on 31 July 2024 and that the joining instructions for the hearing were sent to the claimant's email address the day before the hearing.

The Tribunal also noted that enquiries were made on the morning of the hearing to understand whether there was a reason for the claimant's non-attendance, but there was no answer on the telephone number provided. The judgment was sent to the parties on 15 January 2025. The record states that written reasons would not be provided unless requested in accordance with the note at the end of the judgment.