Mr Handley v Listers Group Ltd: 1806638/2021
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claims of breach of contract and unlawful deductions from wages are DISMISSED.REASONS
[2]The claimant did not attend. The tribunal has had no correspondence from the claimant since the ET1. The respondent has received no response to its correspondence to the claimant although the respondent understands that the claimant has been in contact with ACAS. The clerk telephoned the claimant and left a message but there was no response. I waited until 14.25 before starting the hearing. The tribunal had no information before it about the reasons for the claimant’s absence.[3]Given the lack of communication from the claimant and the lack of any potential explanation for his failure to attend I decided that it was in the interests of justice to dismiss the claim.[4]There is an employer’s counterclaim to which the claimant has not yet been given the opportunity to file a response. I have dealt with this in a separate case management order.