Claimant v Beauty Educators Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim stayed for six months to allow claimant to apply to restore the dissolved respondent company to the Companies House register. Claim cannot proceed against a dissolved company.
Claim related to provision of mobile telephone stayed for six months to allow claimant to apply to restore the dissolved respondent company to the Companies House register.
Facts
Ms Bean was employed by Beauty Educators Limited until 11 July 2023. She claimed unpaid wages for June and July 2023, alleging wages were unpaid or sums paid via PayPal were recouped, and that she was not provided with a promised mobile phone leading to personal expenses. Two additional claimants (Ganesh and Parkins) were named on a multiple claim form but never engaged with the tribunal. The respondent company was dissolved on 28 January 2025, and neither party appeared at the hearing.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the claims of the second and third claimants (Ganesh and Parkins) for non-pursuit as they had no contact with the tribunal whatsoever. The first claimant's (Bean's) claim was stayed for six months to allow her to apply to the High Court to restore the dissolved respondent company to the Companies House register, as claims cannot proceed against dissolved companies.
Practical note
When a respondent company is dissolved during tribunal proceedings, the claimant must apply to the High Court to restore the company to the register before the employment tribunal claim can proceed.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3313761/2023
- Decision date
- 23 April 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- education
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No