Claimant v Taillevent Operations Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant claimed he was automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures (whistleblowing). The tribunal found this claim was not well-founded and dismissed it.
The claimant's claim for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract was not well-founded and was dismissed by the tribunal.
The claimant's claim for breach of the Working Time Regulations 1998 was not well-founded and was dismissed by the tribunal.
The claimant's claim for unlawful deductions from wages was not well-founded and was dismissed by the tribunal.
Facts
Mr Nowak brought claims against Taillevent Operations Limited, a hospitality company. He claimed he was automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures (whistleblowing), wrongful dismissal, breach of Working Time Regulations, and unlawful deductions from wages. The hearing took place over four days in July 2025. Mr Nowak represented himself while the respondent was represented by counsel.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed all of Mr Nowak's claims, finding none of them to be well-founded. The tribunal rejected his automatic unfair dismissal claim based on whistleblowing, his wrongful dismissal claim, his Working Time Regulations claim, and his unlawful deductions from wages claim.
Practical note
A self-represented claimant bringing multiple claims including whistleblowing dismissal, wrongful dismissal, and wage deductions failed on all grounds after a four-day hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6008924/2024
- Decision date
- 6 August 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 4
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- hospitality
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No