Beyond Housing Ltd

Case No: 2501899/2024 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr BW Passman Respondent: Beyond Housing Limited HELD AT: Teesside Justice Centre ON: 19 to 20 February 2026 BEFORE: Employment Judge Booth REPRESENTATION: Claimant: Respondent: Mrs Passman (Claimant’s mother) Mr Kotecha (Counsel) JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: Unfair Dismissal 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is not well-founded. The claimant was fairly dismissed and his complaint does not succeed. Direct Age Discrimination 2. The complaint of direct age discrimination was withdrawn by the claimant and is dismissed on withdrawal. REASONS Procedural Matter 1. On the second day of the hearing, the Tribunal’s recording equipment failed at the point at which Employment Judge Booth was due to give judgment and verbal reasons. Employment Judge Booth noted that paragraph 5 of the Presidential Practice Direction on Recording of Employment Tribunal Hearings and the Transcript of Recordings states that if recording malfunctions, the Judge’s notes shall constitute the record of proceedings for the part for which no audio recording exists. Employment Judge Booth agreed with the parties to proceed with judgment and verbal reasons, and to issue full written reasons to the parties. Introduction 2. The claimant, Ben Passman, brings a complaint that the respondent unfairly dismissed him. At the commencement of the hearing, the claimant withdrew his complaint of direct age discrimination and that complaint is dismissed on withdrawal. 3. It is agreed between the parties that the respondent has cited misconduct as the reason for the claimant’s dismissal. The misconduct being that the claimant accessed a colleague’s laptop without permission and showed a colleague how to access a colleague’s laptop without permission. The claimant admitted to this misconduct. The respondent co...