Kirsty Smith v Companion Care Services Limited and 1 other — 2026

The claimant applied for interim relief in connection with a claim that she had been automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures. The tribunal recorded that her wider claim also included complaints concerning TUPE, ordinary unfair dismissal, whistleblowing detriment, TUPE information and consultation, and reasonable adjustments, but stated that only the interim relief application was being decided.

Applying the interim relief threshold, the tribunal considered whether the claimant was likely to establish the necessary elements of the protected disclosure dismissal claim at the final hearing. It found that some alleged disclosures were likely to satisfy parts of the protected disclosure analysis, including PD6 on the public interest test, but it was not able to conclude that the claimant was likely to show that PD6 or PD8 was the sole or principal reason for dismissal.

The tribunal also referred to an employer identity issue and concluded that the application for interim relief should be refused. The application was dismissed, and no monetary remedy was awarded in this judgment.