Claimant v Symington's Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the claimant's dismissal was fair under the Employment Rights Act 1996. The judgment explicitly states that the unfair dismissal claim fails and is dismissed.
The tribunal found that the claimant's victimisation claim under section 27 Equality Act 2010 failed. The tribunal determined that the respondent had not subjected the claimant to victimisation as defined by the Act.
Facts
Ms Drevinskaite brought claims of unfair dismissal and victimisation against her former employer Symington's Limited. The case proceeded to a full merits hearing over four days. The claimant represented herself while the respondent was represented by counsel. The tribunal heard evidence and submissions from both parties.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed both of the claimant's claims. The unfair dismissal claim under the Employment Rights Act 1996 failed, and the victimisation claim under section 27 of the Equality Act 2010 also failed. Full written reasons were not provided in the judgment, having been given orally at the hearing.
Practical note
A self-represented claimant was unable to establish either unfair dismissal or victimisation against a represented respondent following a four-day hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6022124/2024
- Decision date
- 6 October 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 4
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No