Claimant v Autarky Automation Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
Claimant withdrew the unfair dismissal claim at the preliminary hearing and the tribunal dismissed it upon withdrawal.
Claimant withdrew the claim for failure to make reasonable adjustments at the preliminary hearing and the tribunal dismissed it upon withdrawal.
Claimant withdrew the claim for discrimination arising from disability at the preliminary hearing and the tribunal dismissed it upon withdrawal.
The direct discrimination claim continues and will be determined at a future hearing. No determination was made at this preliminary hearing.
Facts
Mr Jordan brought claims against his former employer Autarky Automation Ltd including unfair dismissal, failure to make reasonable adjustments, discrimination arising from disability, and direct discrimination related to disability. This was a preliminary hearing held remotely via CVP at which the claimant was represented by a lay representative (Mrs Nicola Jordan) and the respondent by a solicitor.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed three of the four claims upon the claimant's withdrawal: unfair dismissal, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and discrimination arising from disability. The direct discrimination claim continues and will be determined at a future hearing.
Practical note
Strategic withdrawal of multiple claims at a preliminary hearing can narrow the issues for trial while preserving the core claim, potentially reducing costs and hearing time.
Case details
- Case number
- 2305302/2024
- Decision date
- 12 September 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- technology
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep