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Nomad Foods Europe Ltd

1 August 2025England & WalesEmployment Judge M Warren
GOV.UK

Case Summary

Miss Sandra Messi's application for Interim Relief in her automatic unfair dismissal claim was rejected by Employment Judge M Warren.

Key Issues

  • application for Interim Relief fails due to absence of Early Conciliation Certificate

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Employment Rights Act 1996 unfair dismissalEmployment Rights Act 1996

ss Sandra Messi's application for Interim Relief in her automatic unfair dismissal claim was rejected by Employment Judge M Warren.

Protected disclosures / whistleblowingEmployment Rights Act 1996

isdiction are those of automatic unfair dismissal for protected disclosures under s.103A of the ERA 1996; a case such as this. 17

Decision Text

. 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Miss Sandra Messi v Nomad Foods Europe Limited Heard at: Norwich (by CVP) On: 14 March 2025 Before: Employment Judge M Warren Appearances For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Mr Chadwick, Consultant JUDGMENT on an APPLICATION for INTERIM RELIEF The Claimant’s application for Interim Relief fails. REASONS Background 1. Miss Messi worked for the Respondent between 26 October 2024 and 14 January 2025. There is no Early Conciliation Certificate. She issued the proceedings on 15 January 2025, bringing claims of race discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, detriment for making protected disclosures, breach of contract, holiday pay and most notably for today’s purposes, a complaint that she was automatically unfairly dismissed for having made a protected disclosure, (whistle blowing). 2. Miss Messi had been employed as an Accounts Payable Administrator. Her ET1 Claim Form contained an application for Interim Relief in respect of her complaint of automatic unfair dismissal for having made a protected disclosure. 3. On 31 January 2025, the Regional Employment Judge rejected all of Miss Messi’s claims because of the absence of an Early Conciliation Certificate, except for her complaint of automatic unfair dismissal and application for . 2 Interim Relief, in respect of which an Early Conciliation Certificate is not required. The Notice of Hearing for today was sent out to the parties on 31 January 2025. Application for Postponement 4. Miss Messi made a postponement application on 21 February 2025. It was referred to Employment Judge George on ...

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Nomad Foods Europe Ltd

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Case Details

Case Number
6001465/2025
Decision Date
01/08/2025
Published
18/08/2025
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge M Warren