Ms N Brown v The Hut Group Ltd: 2411759/2018
JUDGMENT
The judgment of the Tribunal is that the claimant’s claim is hereby dismissed due to the claimant’s non-attendance at the hearing as per Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure Regulations 2013.REASONS
[1]The parties were notified by a letter from the Tribunal dated 27 June 2018 that a Preliminary Hearing was listed for Monday 10 September 2018 at 10.00 am at the Employment Tribunal in Liverpool to determine a preliminary issue as to whether the claim should be dismissed because the claimant is not entitled to bring it, the statutory time limit having expired. The letter was sent to the address for the claimant that the Tribunal holds on file and no notification had been received by the Tribunal that the claimant was no longer at this address.[2]The claimant did not attend at the Tribunal and was telephoned at approximately 10.50 am and enquiries were made about her intention to attend. The claimant informed the Tribunal that she had not received the letter that of 27 June 2018 and could not attend in Liverpool that day due to her being in Staffordshire. Case No. 2411759/18[3]The claimant was informed that a decision may be taken in her absence but she was also informed of her right to request a reconsideration of any decision in due course.[4]Having considered of the information available from both the claimant and the correspondence before the Tribunal, the decision was taken to dismiss the claim in accordance with rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.