Womens One World Ltd

1 of 12 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Heard at:London South On:18 July 2025 Claimant:Ms S Zhao Respondent:Womens One World Limited Before:Employment Judge Ramsden Representation: ClaimantIn person RespondentNon-attending RESERVED JUDGMENT Background 1.The Respondent is company incorporated on 23 July 2020 for specialist medical practice activities. It has two statutory directors, Dr Prema Lall, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, and her husband, Mr Pankej Desai. 2.The parties agree that the Claimant worked for the Respondent between 1 November 2022 and 25 February 2024, when their arrangement ended by reason of the Claimant’s resignation. The parties agree that the Claimant undertook work for the Respondent while she was also undertaking studies in the UK. The Claimant is a non-UK national. 3.Following a period of ACAS Early Conciliation beginning on 3 March 2024 and ending on 14 April 2024, the Claimant presented a complaint to the Employment Tribunal on 14 April 2024. 4.The Claim Form indicated that the Claimant intended to bring complaints: a)Of Unlawful race discrimination; b)That she was owed wages; 2 of 12 c)That she had not been provided with written particulars of employment; and d)For compensation in respect of accrued but untaken holiday pay. 5.The Claim Form did not provide any details of any race discrimination complaint, or about any written particulars or the absence of those. Details were provided by the Claimant of what she was claiming by way of unpaid wages and unpaid holiday pay. 6.The matter came before Employment Judge Heath at a Preliminary Hearing for Case Management on 7 April 2025. The Respondent did not attend, with Dr Lall emailing the Tribunal on the preceding working day to explain that she was a consultant in the NHS and could not attend that hearing as she was on call. EJ Heath determined to proceed (under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 (theE...