Kier Ltd

Case Summary

Employment Judge M Warren refused Miss Farida Begum's Application for Interim Relief on the grounds that her claims of unfair dismissal, protected interest disclosure (whistle blowing) detriment, and automatic unfair dismissal are not likely to succeed.

The tribunal found that the claimant's claims of unfair dismissal, protected interest disclosure detriment, and automatic unfair dismissal were not likely to succeed, which formed the basis for refusing the application for interim relief.

• •likely to succeed in claim for unfair dismissal and protected interest disclosure (whistle blowing) detriment and automatic unfair dismissal

. 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Miss Farida Begum v Kier Limited Heard at: Norwich (by CVP) On: 5 March 2025 Before: Employment Judge M Warren Appearances For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Mr R Fitzpatrick, Counsel JUDGMENT on APPLICATION for INTERIM RELIEF The Claimant’s Application for Interim Relief is refused. REASONS Background 1. Miss Begum was employed by the Respondent between 4 January 2021 and 13 September 2024 as an Assistant Commercial Accountant. 2. There are in fact two sets of proceedings. 3. The first claim was issued in Manchester under case number: 2402875/2024. This was issued after Early Conciliation between 5 March and 16 April 2024, the ET1 Claim Form being dated 15 May 2024. Those claims are of race discrimination, disability discrimination (the disability relied upon being a hearing impairment) and owed wages. 4. The second claim issued in Watford under , has been issued as a result of Miss Begum being dismissed on 13 September 2024. Early Conciliation was on 19 September 2024 and the ET1 Claim Form is dated 20 September 2024. The claim is of unfair dismissal and protected interest disclosure (whistle blowing) detriment and automatic unfair dismissal. . 2 5. The ET1 contains an Application for Interim Relief based upon, Miss Begum says, that she was automatically unfairly dismissed for having made protected disclosures. 6. I have not seen the tribunal file, but I understand that there was a Preliminary Hearing on the Manchester case on 27 November 2024. The Employment Judge in that instance referred the case to the Regio…