Mr Y Iqbal v Trusted Group Holdings Ltd: 2405725/2020
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 present an unfair dismissal complaint.[3]The claimant was employed by the respondent for less than two years. 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. Employment Judge Batten 28 July 2020[1]The respondent has made an unlawful deduction from the claimant’s wages in respect of two days annual leave and is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £138.40. The sum must be paid within 14 days.[2]The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to consider the claimant’s claim for breach of contract in respect of notice as it was not brought within the period required by Article 7 of the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994;[3]The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to consider the claimant’s other claims for unlawful deduction from wages as they were not brought within the period required by section 23(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.