St Stephens Pre-School Community Interest Company

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1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Carrie Ovens Respondent: St Stephens Pre-school Community Interest Company Heard at: East London Hearing Centre On: 27 February 2026 Before: Employment Judge Whittall Representation: For the Claimant: Unrepresented For the Respondent: Not in attendance JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that: 1. The claimant made qualifying disclosures and the claimant’s claim of detriment for making a protected disclosure is well founded and succeeds; 2. The claimant’s claim of automatically unfair constructive dismissal is well founded and succeeds; 3. The claimant’s claim for notice pay is well founded and succeeds; 4. The claimant’s claim for failure to provide written particulars of employment is well founded and succeeds. REASONS The hearing 1. This matter was listed for a one day final hearing by CVP, judge sitting alone. The respondent had not engaged with the proceedings at all. They had not submitted an ET3. The claimant informed me that her understanding was that 2 they were aware of the proceedings but had chosen not to engage. She had liaised with Companies House to prevent the directors from dissolving the company pending the outcome of her claim. This hearing was fixed following a case management decision that determination of the claim could not be made on the papers. 2. I satisfied myself that notice of the hearing had been given to the respondent. A letter had been sent to the registered address on Companies House. My clerk attempted to telephone the company a number of times but there was no answer. Therefore, I was satisfied that the requirements of Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 were met and I continued with the hearing in the absence of the respondent. 3. In addition to her own witness statement, the claimant had served a number of witness statements on behalf of herself, as follows: a. Michael Ovens – claimant’s husband who prov…