Decision date
18 February 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Mr J S Burns
Case Summary
The claimant's whistleblowing claim was struck out as the tribunal found that the person the claimant disclosed to (David Grantham) was not employed by the respondent, as the claimant had claimed.
Why this outcome?
Claim not well-foundedThe tribunal struck out the whistleblowing claim because the person to whom the claimant claimed to have made the disclosure (David Grantham) was not employed by the respondent, which undermines the essential factual foundation of the claim.
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Key Issues
- •whether the claimant's disclosure was made to the correct person (David Grantham) under section 43C(1)(a) of the Employment Rights Act 1996
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Case Details
- Case No.
- 2306498/2024
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 18 February 2026
- Published
- 12 March 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Mr J S Burns
- Representation
- Legally represented