Nationwide Building Society

Case Summary

The claimant's application to set aside a compromise agreement signed on 27 January 2014 with the respondent was dismissed. The tribunal also struck out any discrimination allegations made prior to that date due to lack of jurisdiction.

The tribunal dismissed the application to set aside the compromise agreement because it was validly signed on 27 January 2014, and struck out pre-dating discrimination allegations as falling outside the tribunal's jurisdiction ratione temporis.

• •compromise agreement validity
• •discrimination allegations before 27 January 2014 jurisdiction

(A) 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Ms F Thorn v Nationwide Building Society Heard at: Southampton On: 29 April 2021 Before: Employment Judge Rayner Appearances For the Claimant: in person For the Respondent: Miss D Masters, counsel Judgment 1. The claimant’s application to set aside a compromise agreement between herself and the respondent, signed by the claimant on 27 January 2014, is dismissed. The compromise agreement is a valid and binding agreement within the meaning of section 147 equality act 2010. 2. Any allegation in respect of any act or omission of discrimination alleged to have taken place on before 27 January 2014, which forms part of the claimant’s claims numbered 140 2955/20 are struck out, because the tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear them. Employment Judge Rayner Date: 29 April 2021 Judgment sent to the Parties: 11 May 2021 FOR THE TRIBUNAL OFFICE Notes Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision.