Case 6008319/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr M Gibbs v Arriva North West Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6008319/2024
- Decision date
- 21 November 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Eeley
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr M Gibbs
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Eeley, sitting alone at Manchester (via CVP) over 17 to 21 November 2025, considered claims by Mr M Gibbs against Arriva North West Limited. The claimant's application to strike out the respondent's response under rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 was refused. The complaints of victimisation, breach of contract in respect of notice pay, and unauthorised deductions from wages were each found not well-founded and dismissed.
The complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded and the tribunal found that the claimant was unfairly dismissed. However, the tribunal also found that there was a 100% chance the claimant would have been fairly dismissed in any event, and it was just and equitable to reduce the basic award by 50% because of the claimant's conduct before the dismissal.
The respondent was ordered to pay a basic award of £2,985.84. The judgment records that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 do not apply. Written reasons were not provided with this written record; oral reasons were given at the hearing. No compensatory award figure is recorded in this document.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal complaint well-founded. Tribunal found a 100% chance the claimant would have been fairly dismissed in any event (Polkey); basic award reduced by 50% for conduct before dismissal. | Upheld | — | £2,986 |
| Victimisation | Complaint of victimisation not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract claim in relation to notice pay not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Insofar as the proceedings included an unauthorised deductions from wages claim, that complaint was not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £2,986
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,986
- statutory, unfair dismissal
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