Decision date
21 January 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Leith
Case Summary
The claimant's claim of unfair dismissal is struck out as the claimant was employed for less than two years and failed to give an acceptable reason for the claim not to be struck out.
Why this outcome?
No qualifying employment periodThe claimant lacked the required two-year qualifying period of employment necessary to bring an unfair dismissal claim, and failed to provide an acceptable reason why the claim should not be struck out.
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See unfair dismissal compensation dataKey Issues
- •Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years service to make an unfair dismissal complaint
- •The claimant was employed by the respondent for less than two years
- •The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, why the complaint should not be struck out
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Case Details
- Case No.
- 6002895/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 21 January 2026
- Published
- 25 February 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Leith