Mr T Hagger v Woodland Logistics Ltd: 3212878/2020
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant having failed to attend or be represented at the hearing his claim is DISMISSED in his absence.[2]The Employment Judge considered all the information available to her and made enquiries about the reasons for the Claimant’s absence. He knew of the time and date of the hearing and had the dial-in details for the telephone conference call. He was expecting his trade union representative to conduct the hearing for him and did not intend to participate himself.[3]He was given an opportunity to attend in person after a 10 minute adjournment but did not attend and his trade union representative did not dial in to represent him.[4]It was not possible to proceed with the hearing in the absence of the Claimant because there are disputes of fact between the parties