Claimant v Elmdene International Limited

The claim was struck out because it had been compromised in a legally binding COT3 agreement concluded on 2 July 2024. The claimant accepted the settlement on 2 July 2024 but attempted to resile from the agreement on 3 July 2024, which had no lawful basis. The tribunal found no valid grounds for avoiding the agreement.

This claim was compromised in the COT3 agreement on 2 July 2024 which expressly covered claims under the Working Time Regulations 1998. The claimant's attempts to avoid the agreement, including allegations of breach and misrepresentation, were rejected by the tribunal as having no factual or legal basis.

The arrears of pay claim was compromised in the COT3 agreement which covered all claims arising from employment, including claims under the Employment Rights Act 1996. The tribunal found the agreement was binding and precluded the claimant from bringing this claim.

The claimant's witness statement indicated he was seeking to bring harassment claims. These were compromised in the COT3 agreement which expressly covered claims under the Equality Act 2010. The tribunal found the agreement was valid and binding despite the claimant's allegations of bad faith.

The claimant mentioned breach of health and safety obligations in his witness statement. Any such claims were compromised in the COT3 agreement which covered all claims whether statutory or contractual arising from employment. The tribunal rejected all of the claimant's arguments that the agreement was void or unenforceable.