Decision date
28 March 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Smart
Case Summary
The claimant brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against her employer, Sadiq Ali trading as Dosthill Fish Bar. The tribunal struck out the complaint because the claimant had been employed for less than two years and therefore lacked the statutory qualifying period required under section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Why this outcome?
No qualifying employment periodThe tribunal struck out the unfair dismissal complaint because the claimant was employed for less than two years, falling short of the two-year qualifying period required by section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and the claimant failed to provide an acceptable reason why the complaint should not be struck out.
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Key Issues
- •Whether claimant had qualifying period of two years' service for unfair dismissal claim
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Case Details
- Case No.
- 6030909/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 28 March 2026
- Published
- 1 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Smart