6016231/2024Dismissed

Leisure Employment Services Ltd

v Mrs K N P Ashfield

3 November 2025·Employment Tribunal·England & Wales·Employment Judge Hawksworth

Respondent

Leisure Employment Services Ltd

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Decision date

3 November 2025

Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

Jurisdiction

England & Wales

Judge

Employment Judge Hawksworth

Case Summary

The claimant's case was dismissed due to non-compliance with tribunal orders and failure to engage in the process, despite being unrepresented.

Why this outcome?

Non-compliance with orders

The claimant's case was dismissed because the claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders and did not actively engage in the proceedings despite being unrepresented.

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Key Issues

  • non-attendance at hearing under rule 47
  • failure to provide requested information

Decision Text

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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mrs K N P Ashfield v Respondent: Leisure Employment Services Limited Heard at: Reading (by CVP) On: 3 November 2025 Before: Employment Judge Hawksworth Appearances For the claimant: No attendance or representation For the respondent: Mr L Faulkner (solicitor) JUDGMENT Employment Tribunals Procedure Rules 2024 – rule 47 The claimant’s claim is dismissed under rule 47. REASONS 1. The respondent operates hotels including Warner Hotels where the claimant worked from 8 August 2022 until 13 June 2024. The correct name of the respondent is Leisure Employment Services Limited. 2. The claimant started the Acas early conciliation process on 14 August 2024 and it ended on 25 September 2024. The claim form was presented on 24 October 2024. The claimant brought complaints of unfair dismissal and discrimination because of sex, race and religion/belief. The response was presented on 4 December 2024. The respondent defended the claim. 3. On 1 May 2025 the tribunal sent the parties a notice giving the date of this preliminary hearing. The notice included an order for the claimant to provide more information by 15 May 2025 about her complaints of discrimination, including setting out in date order what was said or done, by whom, when and where. 4. The claimant contacted the tribunal on 29 May 2025 and 17 June 2025 to ask for more time to provide the information. I directed that the claimant should provide the information by 18 July 2025. 5. The claimant has not provided the information requested by the tribunal. The respondent has not heard from the claimant herself since June 2025. For a short time in about July 2025 the claimant instructed solicitors, but they wrote to the respondent’s solicitors on 6 August 2025 to say they were no longer instructed. 6. On 12 August 2025 the respondent’s solicitors ask

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