Case 6020310/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr J Pearson v Solenis UK Industries Ltd — 2020
- Case reference
- 6020310/2024
- Decision date
- 11 September 2020
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr J Pearson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt a preliminary hearing on 1 October 2025, the tribunal identified historic complaints of religion or belief discrimination based on alleged treatment because of the claimant's philosophical beliefs in veganism and moral objection to pension investment. It also identified a historic whistleblowing detriment complaint concerning alleged discipline following a September 2020 statement to the respondent's Global Standards of Business Conduct process.
The tribunal found that these historic complaints related to events during or before 2021 and were likely to have been presented significantly out of time. The claimant was unable to point to any act of religion or belief discrimination after 2021, or any connection between the historic whistleblowing detriment allegation and events after 2021.
The tribunal concluded that the discrimination complaints had no reasonable prospect of establishing either continuing conduct ending on or after 18 June 2024 or that it would be just and equitable to extend time. It also concluded that the whistleblowing complaint had no reasonable prospect of establishing that it was not reasonably practicable to present the claim in time and that it was then presented within a reasonable period. The historic complaints were struck out, while other claims remained listed for a further preliminary hearing.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion or belief discrimination | The historic religion or belief discrimination complaints concerned alleged harassment or less favourable treatment because of philosophical beliefs in veganism and moral objection to pension investment. They were struck out as having no reasonable prospect on time limit issues. | Struck out | Religion or belief | — |
| Whistleblowing | The historic whistleblowing detriment complaint concerned alleged unfair discipline in October 2020 to some time in 2021 because of a written statement to the respondent's Global Standards of Business Conduct process in September 2020. It was struck out as having no reasonable prospect on time limit issues. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
4 references- just and equitable to extend time
- not reasonably practicable to present the claim within the time limit
- presented within a reasonable period
- Overriding Objective
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