Case 6031939/2025 · Employment Tribunal

Miss M Fletcher v The Studio (Newbiggin) Ltd (dissolved) — 2026

Case reference: 6031939/2025
Decision date: 12 February 2026
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Jones Date
Venue: Newcastle

Indexed: 25 April 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Miss M Fletcher

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant was employed as a hair stylist by the First Respondent (The Studio (Newbiggin) Ltd) from 20 May 2019 until her redundancy on 6 February 2025. The First Respondent went into voluntary liquidation and was subsequently dissolved on 1 December 2025. The claim form was presented on 29 August 2025, 24 days after the primary six-month time limit at section 164(1) ERA 1996.

The Tribunal accepted that the claimant's reasons for the delay — lack of access to a phone, laptop or internet, and severe anxiety and depression worsened by the redundancy — supported a finding under section 164(2) ERA 1996 that it was just and equitable that she should receive a redundancy payment. Although the First Respondent had been dissolved before the hearing, the Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to make a declaration of accrued rights under section 164 because the proceedings were a reference rather than a complaint and no order was being made against the former employer. The Tribunal made a declaration that the claimant qualified for a redundancy payment in the amount of £1,372.80 calculated under section 162 ERA 1996; any application for payment from the Secretary of State as statutory guarantor under section 166 ERA 1996 will be a separate matter.

Claims and outcomes

1 claim adjudicated

Claim type	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Redundancy	Upheld	—	£1,373

Source tags (gov.uk)

Redundancy

Legal tests applied

8 references

section 162 Employment Rights Act 1996
section 164 Employment Rights Act 1996
section 164(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
section 164(2) Employment Rights Act 1996
section 166 Employment Rights Act 1996
Rule 47 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure
Rule 95 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure
just and equitable test

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £1,373
Basic award: £1,373

Source document

Primary record

The full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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