Case 8000029/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Ms Michelle Dawson v Represented by:10 Ms C McMillan - Lay Representative Galactic Media Group Limited — 2023

Case reference: 8000029/2023
Decision date: 15 September 2023
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge P O’Donnell
Venue: Chambers

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms Michelle Dawson

Respondent

Represented by:10 Ms C McMillan - Lay Representative Galactic Media Group Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Ms Dawson lodged her ET1 on 18 January 2023. The judgment records that she brought an unfair dismissal claim said to arise from public interest disclosures, together with claims for various payments due at the end of her employment. The ET3 was not lodged by the deadline, the case was initially listed to proceed as undefended, and the claimant then sought a Rule 21 judgment. The respondent applied for an extension of time, a hearing was listed to determine the competing applications, and the claimant appealed to the EAT; that appeal was rejected at sift on 9 May 2023.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The ET1 described this as unfair dismissal in respect of public interest disclosures; the tribunal did not reach the merits and struck the claim out under Rule 37(1)(b) and (d).	Struck out	—	—
Other	The judgment referred to 'various payments due at the end of her employment' but did not separately identify the legal heads for those payment claims; the whole claim was struck out.	Struck out	—	—

Legal tests applied

8 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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