Claimant v The Plastics Group Limited (in liquidation)
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the claimant was not an employee or worker of the Second Respondent Sky Plastics Limited. As employment status is a prerequisite for bringing claims, all claims against the Second Respondent were dismissed.
Facts
The claimant Miss E Buttigieg brought claims against two respondents: The Plastics Group Limited (in liquidation) and Sky Plastics Limited. The First Respondent did not attend the preliminary hearing and was not represented. A preliminary hearing was held to determine whether the claimant was an employee or worker of the Second Respondent Sky Plastics Limited.
Decision
The tribunal found that the claimant was not an employee or worker of the Second Respondent Sky Plastics Limited. As a result, all her claims against the Second Respondent were dismissed. The status of claims against the First Respondent (in liquidation) remains undetermined by this judgment.
Practical note
A claimant must establish employee or worker status as a prerequisite to bringing employment tribunal claims against a respondent.
Legal authorities cited
Case details
- Case number
- 3303638/2024
- Decision date
- 5 August 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No