G Wickstead v INTO Newcastle University LLP: 2500666/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Case No 2500666/2024
G WicksteadClaimantINTO Newcastle University LLPRespondent
Employment Judge AspdenMr McCulloch for claimantMr Robinson Young (instructed by counsel) for respondentDate 6 February 2025

JUDGMENT

[1]The claimant’s claim that the respondent breached his contract of employment by dismissing him without notice is well founded.[2]The claimant’s claim that the respondent unfairly dismissed him is well founded.[3]The claimant’s claim of age discrimination is not well founded and is dismissed.[4]The respondent must pay to the claimant £1,679.30 as damages for breach of contract (the amount having been agreed by the parties).[5]The respondent must also pay to the claimant £73,473.05 as compensation for unfair dismissal (which is made up of a compensatory award only, the amount having been agreed by the parties).[6]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 do not apply. Case No. 2500666/2024