Claimant v Scanlan's (Plant Hire) Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the claimant's claim of unfair dismissal was not well founded. Reasons were given orally at the hearing but not included in the written judgment.
Facts
Mr Anderton brought an unfair dismissal claim against his former employer, Scanlan's (Plant Hire) Limited, a plant hire company. The case was heard over two days in Birmingham in June 2025. The claimant was represented by a friend, Ms Morag Thomson, while the respondent was represented by counsel.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the unfair dismissal claim, finding it was not well founded. The full reasons for the decision were given orally at the hearing but are not contained in the written judgment.
Practical note
Without written reasons, this judgment provides limited learning value, demonstrating the importance of requesting written reasons when a claim fails to understand the tribunal's reasoning.
Case details
- Case number
- 1307460/2024
- Decision date
- 25 June 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- construction
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep