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6012655/2024Respondent Successful

Amazon UK Services Ltd

5 September 2025England & WalesEmployment Judge Serr
GOV.UK

Case Summary

The claimant brought a constructive dismissal claim, alleging breaches by the respondent including failing to have a 1-2-1 meeting before a formal health review, refusing to acknowledge that the review was not applicable due to her workplace injury, forcing her to attend the review, discrepancies in the notes of the meeting, and rejecting her grievance appeals. The tribunal found no repudiatory breach of contract and dismissed the claim.

Key Issues

  • Not having a 1-2-1 meeting prior to the Formal Health Review meeting in breach of the R’s policy.
  • Refusal to act upon or acknowledge that the Formal Health Review is not applicable to employees whose absence is due to having sustained an injury in the workplace.
  • Being forced to attend a Formal Health Review meeting.
  • Discrepancies and fabrications in the notes of the Formal Health Review meeting.
  • Rejection of the Claimant’s appeals against grievances on 30.04.2024.

Claim Types

Constructive Dismissal

Decision Text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Annette Hall Respondent: Amazon UK Services Ltd Heard at: Manchester Employment Tribunal via CVP On: 2 and 3 September 2025 Before: Employment Judge Serr Representation Claimant: Ms Garrett, partner of the Claimant Respondent: Mr P Sangha, Counsel JUDGMENT 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is not well-founded. The claimant was not unfairly dismissed. REASONS The Claimant’s Claim 1. The Claimant brings a claim for so called ‘constructive dismissal’ pursuant to Employment Rights Act 1996 s.95 (1) (c). In summary she says that the Respondent wrongly, and in breach of its own policies, made her attend a formal health review meeting, altered the notes of that meeting and then failed to uphold any of the subsequent grievances related to this conduct. As a result of this conduct, which amounts to a repudiatory breach, she resigned. The Issues 2. The Tribunal was presented with an agreed list of issues and the parties confirmed they were the issues in the case. The Tribunal indicated it would determine liability only (along with Polkey and Contributory fault). Remedy would be ‘parked’ to another date if appropriate. The agreed issues were accordingly (retaining the parties numbering): What was the reason for the Claimant’s resignation? The Claimant says that it was a repudiatory breach of contract, being a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence. The Respondent says that there was no repudiatory breach of contract (no breach of the implied term of trust and confidence). 6. The particular conduct that Claimant relies upon as representing a fundamental breach of contract is: a. Not having a 1-2-1 meeting prior to the Formal Health Review meeting in breach of the R’s policy. b. Refusal to act upon or acknowledge that the Formal Health Review is not applicable to employees whose abs...

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Respondent

Amazon UK Services Ltd

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Employment Details

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Representation
Legally represented

Case Details

Case Number
6012655/2024
Decision Date
05/09/2025
Published
18/11/2025
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Serr