Decision date
21 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto
Case Summary
The claimant claimed race discrimination, whistleblowing, and holiday pay violations against Oxford Brookes University following his dismissal in April 2024. The tribunal struck out the claim, finding a lack of jurisdiction over the whistleblowing claim and insufficient clarity regarding protected characteristics and the grounds for the discrimination claim.
Why this outcome?
Jurisdictional barThe tribunal struck out the claim due to lack of jurisdiction over the whistleblowing elements and the claimant's failure to clearly identify protected characteristics and substantiate the grounds for the discrimination claim in response to the Employment Judge's Rule 28 notice.
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See race discrimination compensation dataKey Issues
- •whether tribunal has jurisdiction to consider claims of race discrimination
- •whether protected disclosures were made
- •whether claimant is entitled to accrued holiday pay
- •clarity of claim form in relation to protected characteristics and grounds
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at Reading Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 3306168/2024
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 2 July 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto
- Industry
- higher education