Mr R Harris v Greens Environmental Ltd: 2403241/2022
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claim is dismissed under Rule 47 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 following his failure to attend the full merits hearing today.[2]When deciding to dismiss the claim under Rule 47, I considered the following information:- 2.1. The claimant had been sent a notice of the hearing in respect of today and had used the e-mail address to send documents to the Tribunal; 2.2. The Tribunal had sent the claimant the direction of Employment Judge Allen dated 5 January 2023, which confirmed that the hearing today would proceed as listed; 2.3. No reasons have been provided by the claimant to explain his absence; 2.4. The Tribunal telephoned the claimant at 10:05am and the line rang through to voicemail, and the clerk left a voicemail; 2.5. The Tribunal telephoned the claimant at 10:10am and the line went straight to voicemail; 2.6. The full merits hearing today was listed to last for 2 hours from 10:00am; and 1 of 2 Case Number: 2403241/2022 2.7. The Tribunal and Mr Green for the respondent waited until 11:00am but the claimant had not attended the hearing or responded to the Tribunal’s request for him to make contact by this time.[3]In all the circumstances, I consider that it is in accordance with the overriding objective to dismiss the claim under Rule 47. Signed: