Miss C Docherty v Vodafone Ltd: 8000314/2023
JUDGMENT
The claim for a redundancy payment is struck out under rule 37 of the Rules contained in Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 on the grounds that the claim has no reasonable prospects of success in terms of rule 37(1)(a).REASONS
[1]On 31 August 2023, the Tribunal issued a Note following the Preliminary Hearing that took place on 29 August 2023. At paragraph 5 of the Note, Employment Judge Whitcombe ordered that, as the claimant lacked the minimum 2 years’ qualifying service, the claim for redundancy pay would be struck out unless the claimant explained in writing, by 6 September 2023, why it should not be struck out, or requested a hearing on the matter.[2]The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason why such a judgment should not be made or to request a hearing. The Tribunal therefore strikes out the claim for redundancy pay.