Cases8001582/2025

Claimant v The Scottish Waterski Association Ltd T/a Waterski and Wakeboard Scotland

23 October 2025Before Employment Judge Jane PorterScotlandin person

Outcome

Claimant fails

Individual claims

Unfair Dismissalfailed

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's unfair dismissal claim after a two-day hearing on the merits, finding in favour of the respondent employer.

Redundancy Payfailed

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's claim for a redundancy payment after considering the evidence presented over two days of hearing.

Facts

Mr Heron brought claims of unfair dismissal and for a redundancy payment against The Scottish Waterski Association Ltd. The hearing took place over two days in Edinburgh. Mr Heron represented himself while the respondent was represented by a solicitor.

Decision

The tribunal dismissed both of Mr Heron's claims after hearing evidence and submissions over two days. The tribunal found in favour of the respondent employer on both the unfair dismissal claim and the claim for a redundancy payment.

Practical note

The judgment does not contain detailed reasoning, but represents a complete loss for an unrepresented claimant against a legally represented sporting charity employer.

Case details

Case number
8001582/2025
Decision date
23 October 2025
Hearing type
full merits
Hearing days
2
Classification
contested

Respondent

Sector
charity
Represented
Yes
Rep type
solicitor

Claimant representation

Represented
No