Case 6014271/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Did not attend For the v Mr. D. Nicholls — 2026
- Case reference
- 6014271/2025
- Decision date
- 1 April 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Did not attend For the
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe case concerned a short period of employment that ended on 7 March 2025. The claimant entered Acas Early Conciliation on 11 April 2025, which ended on 16 April 2025, and presented his claim on 23 April 2025. The hearing was listed for 29 January 2026 by CVP, with the claimant recorded as not attending and the respondent represented by Mr. D. Nicholls.
The tribunal found that the clerk had attempted to contact the claimant numerous times on the morning and early afternoon of the hearing, but the telephone number was not recognised and emails were bouncing back. Mr. Nicholls said he had not had contact with the claimant since about 25 March 2025, had tried to contact him again on about 17 October 2025 without response, and had been unable to share the agenda on 20 January 2026 because the email bounced back. A search of the tribunal inbox did not reveal any correspondence from the claimant.
Judge Callan waited until 2.30 pm for the claimant to attend. As he did not appear and was not represented, the judge applied Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, taking into account the available information about his absence. The tribunal decided that dismissal in full was appropriate in furtherance of the overriding objective in Rule 3, to avoid further time and costs being wasted, and the proceedings were dismissed in full.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | The judgment does not set out the substantive pleaded causes of action. The proceedings were dismissed in full under Rule 47 because the claimant did not attend the hearing. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- Rule 47 Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
- Rule 3 overriding objective
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