Mr E Komon v The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences: 2206429/2018
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Case No 2206429/2018, 2200265/2019, 2200394/2019, 2200575/2019, 2200680/2019, 2200681/2019, 2200728/2019
Between
Mr E KomonClaimantThe Corporation of the Hall of Arts and SciencesRespondent
Before
Employment Judge H GrewalIn person for claimantMs C Ashiru (instructed by Counsel) for respondentDate 6 June 2019
JUDGMENT
The claim is dismissed upon withdrawal.
REASONS
[1]On 16 April 2019 the Claimant and the Respondent signed a settlement agreement covered by sections 147(3) of the Equality act 2010 and 203(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.[2]On 24 April 2019 the Claimant wrote to the Tribunal and withdrew this claim and six other claims which he had presented but which had not at that stage been accepted. These were case numbers 2200265/2019, 2200394/2019, 2200575/2019, 2200680/2019, 2200681/2019 and 2200728/2019).[3]On 6 May 2019 the Claimant wrote to the Tribunal and sought to retract his withdrawal of claims which he said that he had done under duress. Case No: 2206429/2018[4]The purpose of today’s hearing was to determine whether the Claimant’s withdrawal of the claims had been effective and/or the settlement agreement was void. At the hearing the Claimant stated that he no longer wished to argue that the withdrawal was not effective or that the settlement agreement was void. It was explained to him that if he did not pursue those arguments, then the withdrawal would stand and all his claims would have been brought to an end by it. He confirmed that he did not wish to argue otherwise.[5]The Respondent asked for this claim to be dismissed. The Claimant did not oppose that. This claim is dismissed and all the other claims were brought to an end by the withdrawal on 24 April 2019.