Claimant v Carlisle Support Services Group Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the claimant was not an employee as defined by s230 Employment Rights Act 1996. Without employee status, the claimant had no right to bring a claim for unfair dismissal under s94 ERA 1996, and the tribunal therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the claim.
Facts
Mr Rahman brought a claim for unfair dismissal against Carlisle Support Services Group Ltd. The case number is 3314391/2023. The hearing took place over two days at Watford Employment Tribunal in May 2025. The central issue was whether Mr Rahman had employee status for the purposes of bringing an unfair dismissal claim.
Decision
The tribunal found that Mr Rahman was not an employee as defined by s230 Employment Rights Act 1996. As a result, he was not entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal under s94 ERA 1996. The tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the claim and dismissed it.
Practical note
Employment status is a threshold issue: without proving employee status under s230 ERA 1996, a claimant cannot pursue an unfair dismissal claim regardless of the merits of the dismissal itself.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3314391/2023
- Decision date
- 8 May 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- professional services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No