Case 6021444/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms N. Nahar v Treehouse Nursery School Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6021444/2025
- Decision date
- 10 December 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Massarella Dated
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms N. Nahar
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningA preliminary hearing was listed for 17 November 2025. At 12:41 on the hearing day, Ms N. Nahar emailed the tribunal saying she was unwell and asking for a postponement. The judge recorded that postponement applications should be made in good time and supported by medical evidence, and that there was no explanation for the lateness of the email. The hearing was postponed, and the claimant was ordered by 1 December 2025 to explain why she had not attended, provide medical evidence, send a schedule of loss identifying any outstanding holiday pay and how it was calculated, and clarify whether any failure to pay holiday pay was said to be pregnancy/maternity discrimination.
The claimant did not comply with any of those orders. The tribunal held that she had failed actively to pursue her claim, referred to Rolls Royce plc v Riddle [2008] IRLR 873, and concluded that the failure to comply was deliberate and contumelious. It found there was no basis to conclude that she would change her approach if the proceedings were allowed to continue, that further tribunal resources should not be spent on the case, and that a fair trial was no longer possible. The case was therefore struck out, and the hearing listed for 1 April 2026 was vacated.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday pay | The tribunal ordered the claimant to send a schedule of loss identifying any outstanding holiday pay she said she was owed and how she had calculated it; no schedule was provided before the claim was struck out. | Struck out | — | — |
| Pregnancy and maternity discrimination | The tribunal asked the claimant to clarify whether any failure to pay holiday pay was alleged to be an act of pregnancy/maternity discrimination and, if so, on what basis; no clarification was filed before the claim was struck out. | Struck out | Pregnancy and maternity | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Rolls Royce plc v Riddle [2008] IRLR 873
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