Ms J Smith v D Meredith: 2408396/2022
JUDGMENT
This hearing proceeded in the absence of the respondent under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013. There was no message or contact from the respondent. The tribunal made multiple attempts to contact the respondent by email and phone without response. The hearing was delayed by 1 hour to allow attempts to contact the respondent to continue, without success. The findings of the Tribunal are:[1]The claimant is found to have been an employee of the respondent.[2]The claimant’s employment is found to have transferred to the respondent on or around 5 October 2021, by operation of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, preserving any continuity of employment that the claimant had at that date with her previous employer. Case Number: 2408396/22[3]The claimant’s claim in relation to a loan made by her to the partner of the respondent is struck out on the basis that it is not a claim that falls within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal to consider.