Mr J Scott Robinson v Caremark Chelmsford & Uttlesford: 3200168/2019
JUDGMENT
The claim is dismissed by reason of the non-attendance of the Claimant under Rule 47, Sch.1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013.REASONS
[1]On 3 April 2019 the Respondent wrote to the Tribunal, copying the Claimant in, forwarding an email from the Claimant, which stated that he wished to withdraw his claim but did not know how to. In that email, dated 2 April 2019 the Claimant had written: ‘I just want to send an email informing you that I don’t wish to take my Tribunal claim any further. I’m not entirely sure how or who I need to contact about this but I thought you should know.’[2]Later the same day the Respondent forwarded a further email from the Claimant, which had obviously been triggered by being copied into the previous email. The Claimant wrote: ‘I can confirm that this is correct. Due to my own health reasons I do not wish to take this claim any further.’ 1 PH Summary and Directions Case Number:3200168/2019[3]On 27 April 2019 the Tribunal wrote to the Claimant, asking him to confirm directly to the Tribunal that he wished to withdraw his claim. He was asked to do so on or before 7 May 2019.[4]The Tribunal did not receive a reply directly from the Claimant and so the case was left in the list for a full merits hearing on Friday, 14 June 2019.[5]Neither party attended. I asked the Tribunal staff to phone the Claimant to check that he would not be attending the hearing, leaving a voicemail if necessary. There was no reply either to the call or to the voicemail.[6]Accordingly, I dismiss the Claimant’s claims in their entirety under rule 47, the Claimant having failed to attend or to be represented at the hearing.