Mr M Ketley v Nationwide Commercial Catering Equipment (in voluntary creditors liquidation): 3201394/2017
JUDGMENT
[1]The Claimant having failed to answer correspondence about whether he is pursuing the claim and having failed to attend to pursue it today the claim is dismissed.REASONS
[1]The Claimant commenced proceedings for unfair dismissal. failure to pay a redundancy payment, unlawful deduction from wages, breach of contract by failure to pay notice pay, and failure to pay holiday accrued but not taken on termination on 24 October 2017.[2]The Respondent failed to enter a response to the Claim. It told the Tribunal it was in financial difficulties and had appointed liquidators.[3]Employment Judge Jones asked the Claimant if he had sought payments from the National Insurance Fund. The liquidator confirmed to the Tribunal and the Claimant the Claimant had submitted a claim for redundancy pay, notice pay, wages and holiday pay and this had been verified on 13 December 2017. 10.2 Judgment - rule 61 March 2017 Case No: 3201394/2017[4]Employment Judge Jones wrote to the Claimant asking him to confirm he had received these payments on 2 January 2018. He was also asked whether this concluded his claim in the Tribunal.[5]On 21 February the Claimant was asked by Employment Judge Foxwell to reply to the Tribunals letter of 2 January 2018. A further copy of the letter was emailed to the Claimant on 27 February 2018[6]There was no sign of the Claimant in the Tribunal waiting rooms at 10.00 am, the time fixed for the Hearing to begin. Because of the inclement weather further checks were made at 10.15 am, and at 10.40 am.[7]I elected to proceed in the absence of the parties. . Having considered the file and the correspondence it is apparent the Claimant is not pursuing any additional sums in the Tribunal.[8]In the circumstances the claim is dismissed.