UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd

(J) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr A Haddad Respondent: UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited Heard at: Reading On: 15 July 2024 Before: Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto Appearances For the Claimant: Not attending and not represented For the Respondent: Mr J P Waite, counsel STRIKE OUT The claim is struck out. REASONS 1. The correct name of the respondent is UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited. 2. In a claim form presented on the 16 January 2023 the claimant made complaints of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief and for notice pay. Attached to claim form the claimant included three pages setting out grounds of complaint. The respondent defended the claims and denies the claimant’s complaints. 3. At a preliminary hearing on 12 July 2023 the Tribunal set out in a record of preliminary hearing case management orders for preparation of final hearing that was listed to take place 15 to 19 July 2024and made orders for the disclosure of documents, the preparation of the file of documents for the final hearing, and the exchange of written statements to be used at the final hearing. The parties were to exchange witness statements by 1 February 2024. By 8 July 2024 the parties were to write to the employment tribunal to confirm that they are ready for hearing or if not to explain why. 4. On 4 December 2023 the respondent wrote to the claimant proposing a revision of the case management orders made on 12 July 2023. The (J) respondent explained that it did not receive the claimant’s schedule of loss which was required by 30 August 2023 and suggested that the claimant instead send a schedule of loss by 22 December 2023. It was also proposed that the respondent sends documents to the claimant by 22 January 2024 and that the claimant send the respondent copies of any other documents relevant to the issues by 9 February 2024; that the respondent and the claimant agree the ...