Damyanov v Hays Specialist Recruitment Service Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant, an agency worker, sought interim relief in a potential unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal refused the application on the grounds that the claimant had insufficient service to bring an unfair dismissal claim and that the ET1 disclosed no basis for automatic unfairness, which is required for interim relief.

The claim for interim relief was refused because the claimant had insufficient service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal, and interim relief is limited to automatically unfair dismissal cases, which the claimant had not disclosed on the ET1.

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• •interim relief
• •sufficiency of service for unfair dismissal claim
• •whether dismissal was automatically unfair

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000502/2026 Held in Aberdeen on 23 March 2026 Employment Judge Hendry Mr Viktor Damyanov Claimant In Person Hays Specialist Recruitment Service Limited Respondent Not Present & Not Represented JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL A hearing took place on 23 March 2026 at which the claimant sought interim relief. It was apparent from the claimant’s ET1 that he was an agency worker working through the respondent company with Lifescan Scotland Limited. The claimant has insufficient service to make a claim for unfair dismissal. In addition, the remedy of interim relief is limited to “automatically unfair” dismissal and the ET1 discloses no such basis: accordingly, for these reasons the claim for interim relief was refused. Date sent to Parties: 7 April 2026