D Brennan v Greene King Limited — 2026

Case reference: 6028882/2025
Decision date: 2 April 2026
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Shastri-Hurst Date

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

D Brennan

Respondent

Greene King Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal considered the claimant's response to a strike out warning and concluded that it did not demonstrate any basis for an unfair dismissal claim exempt from the two-year qualifying period in s108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The judgment states that the claimant had worked for the respondent for less than two years and that, on that basis, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear an ordinary unfair dismissal claim under s98 ERA 1996.

The claim was therefore struck out. No remedy was awarded or addressed in the judgment.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The Tribunal said the claimant's response to the strike out warning did not show any type of unfair dismissal claim exempt from the two-year requirement under s108 ERA 1996. It therefore held it had no jurisdiction to hear ordinary unfair dismissal under s98 ERA because the claimant had worked for the respondent for less than two years.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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