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8000201/2025Struck Out

Outcomes First Group Ltd

1 August 2025ScotlandJ M Hendry
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Case Summary

The Employment Tribunal struck out claims for failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid holiday pay, whistleblowing detriments, disability discrimination, harassment on the grounds of disability, and less favourable treatment due to part-time status as being out of time or not just and equitable. The claimant was a party litigant.

Why this outcome?

Out of time

The tribunal struck out the claims because they were presented outside the applicable time limits or failed to meet the 'just and equitable' test for extension, rendering them time-barred.

Key Issues

  • failure_to_pay_minimum_wage
  • equal_pay_like_work
  • unpaid_holiday_pay
  • whistleblowing_detriments
  • harassment_on_ground_of_disability
  • disability_discrimination_unspecified
  • less_favourable_treatment_part_time_status

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Equality Act 2010 disability discriminationEquality Act 2010

e Employment Tribunal struck out claims for failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid holiday pay, whistleblowing detriments, disability discrimination, harassment on the grounds of disability, and less favourable treatment due to part-time status as being out of time or not just and equitable.

Protected disclosures / whistleblowingEmployment Rights Act 1996

The Employment Tribunal struck out claims for failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid holiday pay, whistleblowing detriments, disability discrimination, harassment on the grounds of disability, and less favourable treatment due to part-time status as being out of time or not just and equitable.

Working Time Regulations 1998Working Time Regulations 1998

The Employment Tribunal struck out claims for failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid holiday pay, whistleblowing detriments, disability discrimination, harassment on the grounds of disability, and less favourable treatment due to part-time status as being out of time or not just and equitable.

Decision Text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No:8000201/2025 Heldby CVPinAberdeenon6 June2025 Employment JudgeJ M Hendry Mrs M A HoggClaimant In Person Outcomes First Group LimitedRespondent Represented by: MrH Menon, Counsel JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1.The following claims arestruck out asbeing out of timeand the claimant not being able todemonstrate that it was not reasonably practicable to lodge them on time:failure to paytheminimumwage,unpaid holiday payandwhistleblowing detriments. 2.The following claims arestruck outas being out of timeand theclaimant notbeing able todemonstrate that it was just and equitable for the claims to be heard late:disabilitydiscrimination andharassment on the grounds of disability. 3.The claim made under the Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 having been withdrawn is dismissed. REASONS 1.This case has a little history which I will recap.A preliminary hearing took place on 6 June 2025 in order toconsider the respondent’sstrikeout applicationwhich had beenmade on the grounds oftime bar. E.T.Z4(WR) 8000201/2025Page2 2.The case had previously proceeded to acase managementpreliminary hearing on 21 March2025before Judge King. Following that hearing he issued a note requiring the claimant to prepare an impact statement,further information in relation to her disabilityand other claims being advanced.He identified the issue of time-bar in relation to the claims that were made. 3.Inparagraph3of the note he set out the complaints which are as follows: “I.Failure to pay the National Minimum Wage; II. Equal pay–like work; III. Unpaid holiday pay; IV. Whistleblowing detriment; V. Unauthoriseddeductions from wages, unrelated to her National Minimum Wage claim; VI. Harassment, on the ground of disability; VII. Disability discrimination, unspecified; VIII. Less favourable treatment on the gro...

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Case Details

Case Number
8000201/2025
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Level
First instance
Decision Date
01/08/2025
Published
13/08/2025
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
J M Hendry