Claimant v Carmarthenshire County Council

The tribunal found that under Paragraph 1.1 of Section 3 of the Burgundy Book, the claimant did not complete a full term's service for the summer term 2024 (defined as 1 May to 31 August) as his employment ended on 19 July 2024. Therefore, he was not entitled to be paid one-third of a year's salary for that term and was properly paid only until his termination date.

The tribunal held that the claimant's contract did not entitle him to payment beyond 19 July 2024, as he did not attain a full term's service as defined by the Burgundy Book. The contract terminated lawfully on expiry of the fixed-term and there was no breach.

The claim under the Fixed-term Employees Regulations failed on two grounds: first, the less favourable treatment was not on the ground that the claimant was a fixed-term employee, but rather because the permanent teacher had returned to post; second, even if it were on that ground, it was objectively justified as the contract terms taken as a whole were at least as favourable, particularly regarding mutual absence of notice requirements.