Claimant v Sandwell Crossroad Care Attendant Scheme Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the claimants' complaints of automatic unfair dismissal contrary to s103A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (whistleblowing) were not well founded and dismissed the claims.
The tribunal found that the claimants' complaints of ordinary unfair dismissal contrary to s94 & s98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 were not well founded and dismissed the claims.
Facts
Two claimants, Mrs T Dalloway and Mrs S Dean, brought claims against Sandwell Crossroad Care Attendant Scheme Ltd, a care provider. The claimants alleged they were dismissed and that their dismissals were both automatically unfair under whistleblowing provisions and ordinarily unfair. The hearing took place over five days in September 2025.
Decision
The tribunal unanimously dismissed both claims. The tribunal found that the claimants had not established that their dismissals were automatically unfair under s103A ERA 1996 (whistleblowing protection) nor that they were ordinarily unfair under s94 and s98 ERA 1996.
Practical note
Claimants represented by a lay adviser failed to establish whistleblowing or ordinary unfair dismissal claims against a care provider charity represented by counsel.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 1300180/2024
- Decision date
- 30 September 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 5
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep