Lukasz Rembowski v Altrad Employment Services Limited — 2026

Lukasz Rembowski brought a breach of contract complaint against Altrad Employment Services Limited on 19 July 2025. He alleged that the employer had failed to provide private healthcare to which he was entitled under his employment contract. He did not attend and was not represented at the hearing on 17 July 2026.

The tribunal found that the claimant had sufficient notice of the hearing. The hearing date had been communicated through the HMCTS portal on 12 January 2026, and the claimant had sent documents to the tribunal on 17 February 2026. That was his last communication with either the tribunal or the respondent. Subsequent emails and a telephone message received no response. On the hearing morning, the tribunal clerk telephoned him twice and sent an email, again without response. He remained absent when the judge returned to the hearing at 10:30.

The judge found no apparent good reason for the claimant's non-attendance and considered that he appeared to have disengaged from the proceedings since February 2026. The tribunal dismissed the claim under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 rather than hearing it in his absence. It did not determine whether the respondent had breached the contract, and no monetary award was recorded.