Decision date
21 May 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Sweeney
Case Summary
The claimant brought claims of unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, and direct race discrimination against SNE Care Services Limited. The tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal claim due to lack of qualifying service, dismissed the wrongful dismissal claim as out of time, and dismissed the race discrimination claim as out of time with no just and equitable extension.
Why this outcome?
No qualifying employment periodThe unfair dismissal claim was struck out because the claimant lacked the requisite two years of qualifying service. The wrongful dismissal and race discrimination claims were dismissed as out of time, with the tribunal not satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable to present them within the applicable time limits, and declining to exercise discretion to extend time on just and equitable grounds.
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Key Issues
- •Lack of qualifying service for unfair dismissal claim
- •Time limit for wrongful dismissal claim under Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994
- •Time limit for direct race discrimination claim under section 123 Equality Act 2010 and whether it is just and equitable to extend time
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at Newcastle Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 6015726/2024
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 21 May 2026
- Published
- 1 July 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Sweeney
- Representation
- Legally represented