Accenture UK Ltd

PHCM Order 1 of 12 September 2023 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: JS Respondent: Accenture UK Limited RECORD OF A PRELIMINARY HEARING Heard at: London Central in public On: 2 June 2025 Before: Employment Judge Forde Appearances For the claimant: did not attend and was not represented For the respondent: Ms L Bell, Counsel JUDGMENT ON THE RESPONDENT’S STRIKE-OUT APPLICATION 1. The application to consider dismissal of the claim would be heard in the absence of the claimant who did not attend nor provide reasons for her non- attendance. 2. The judgment of the Tribunal is that the Claimant’s claim is struck out under Rules 37(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e). 3. The final hearing commencing 27 April 2026 is vacated. REASONS Applications 1. In his order dated 8 May 2025 Employment Judge Klimov of decided of his own volition to list this matter for a preliminary hearing to consider whether the claim should be struck out. Specifically, he listed this hearing to consider whether the PHCM Order 2 of 12 September 2023 claim should be struck out because of the manner in which proceedings have been conducted by or on behalf of the claimant whether that conduct has been unreasonable, and/or because of the non-compliance with any of the rules with or with an order of the tribunal, and/or the claim has not been actively pursued by the claimant, and/or whether the tribunal considers that it is no longer possible to have a fair hearing in respect of the claim. It would be the position that the tribunal would go on to consider whether any further case management orders would be appropriate. 2. The reasons why the tribunal considered that there were grounds for the claim to be struck out are set out at paragraph 5 of the case management order dated 8 May 2025 and are not repeated here. 3. The claimant did not attend the hearing. By the time the hearing was due to start, the tribunal had ...