Mr P Williams v FlyBmi (BMI Regional) (In Administration): 1401171/2019
JUDGMENT
The complaint that the claimant was unfairly dismissed is struck out.REASONS
[2]Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years’ service to make an unfair dismissal complaint.[3]The claimant was employed by the respondent for less than two years.[4]Therefore the claimant is not entitled to bring such a complaint.[5]The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, why the complaint should not be struck out.[6]Accordingly, the complaint of unfair dismissal is struck out. The claimant’s other complaints are not affected by this judgment. Regional Employment Judge Pirani Dated: 26 April 2019 Judgment sent to parties: 30 April 2019 FOR THE TRIBUNAL OFFICE Case no: 1401171/2019 and 1401658/2019 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr P Williams First Respondent: British Midland Regional Ltd t/a Flybmi – In Administration Second Respondent: Secretary of State for BEIS[1]By a letter dated 9 September 2019 the Tribunal gave the claimant an opportunity to make representations or to request a hearing, as to why the above claims should not be struck out because the claimant had not complied with the Directions of the Tribunal dated 1 July 2019.[2]The claimant has failed to make representations in writing why this should not be done or to request a hearing. The above claims are therefore struck out.[3]These cases have been removed from the hearing fixed for 17 and 18 October 2019.