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6000768/2025Dismissed

Discover the World Ltd

24 October 2025England & WalesEmployment Judge Macey
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Case Summary

The claimant's complaints of automatic unfair dismissal, discrimination (age, race, sex, disability), breach of contract, and unauthorised deductions from wages were dismissed on the grounds that they were not presented within the applicable time limits. The Employment Tribunal also struck out the claims for breach of contract and unauthorised deductions from wages as it was not reasonably practicable to present them within the time limit.

Key Issues

  • automatic unfair dismissal by reason of making a protected disclosure and suffering a detriment on the grounds of making a protected disclosure
  • complaints for breach of contract and unauthorised deductions from wages presented outside time limit
  • complaints of discrimination presented outside time limit

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Employment Rights Act 1996 section 13Employment Rights Act 1996

n (age, race, sex, disability), breach of contract, and unauthorised deductions from wages were dismissed on the grounds that they were not presen

Employment Rights Act 1996 unfair dismissalEmployment Rights Act 1996

The claimant's complaints of automatic unfair dismissal, discrimination (age, race, sex, disability), breach of

Protected disclosures / whistleblowingEmployment Rights Act 1996

ts of automatic unfair dismissal by reason of making a protected disclosure and suffering a detriment on the grounds of making a p

Working Time Regulations 1998Working Time Regulations 1998

rised deductions from wages for failure to pay accrued holiday pay on termination on 8 January 2025. 6. On 22 October 2

Decision Text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss S Mohammed Respondent: Discover the World Limited Heard at: London South Employment Tribunal by video (CVP) On: 22 October 2025 Before: Employment Judge Macey Representation Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr Feeny, counsel JUDGMENT 1. By consent the respondent’s name is amended to Discover the World Limited. 2. The claimant’s complaints of automatic unfair dismissal by reason of making a protected disclosure and suffering a detriment on the grounds of making a protected disclosure are dismissed on withdrawal by the claimant. 3. The claimant has less than 2 years’ continuous service with the respondent at the date of her dismissal and, pursuant to Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 the Employment Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear a claim of unfair dismissal as presented. 4. The claimant has no reasonable prospect of establishing that it was not reasonably practicable to present her complaints for breach of contract and unauthorised deductions from wages within the applicable time limit. The complaints of breach of contract and unauthorised deductions from wages are therefore struck out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(a). 5. The application to strike out the complaints of discrimination is refused. The Tribunal will decide at the final hearing whether or not the complaints of discrimination were presented within the applicable time limit. REASONS 1. The purpose of the preliminary hearing in public was to decide the respondent’s strike- out application based upon the claimant not presenting her complaints to the Tribunal within the applicable time limits. PROCEDURE 2. There was a preliminary hearing bundle prepared by the respondent of 50 pages. The claimant also provided two pdf documents to the Tribunal and the respondent in advance of the hearing (though unfortunately the Tribunal did not have sight of these un...

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Case Details

Case Number
6000768/2025
Decision Date
24/10/2025
Published
30/12/2025
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Macey