Claimant v Royal Mail Group Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal determined that the claimant had no reasonable prospect of establishing that the tribunal has jurisdiction to consider his complaint of unfair dismissal. The claim was struck out on jurisdictional grounds at a preliminary hearing.
The race discrimination complaints remain live and unaffected by the strike-out of the unfair dismissal claim. These claims will proceed to a future hearing.
Facts
Mr Oyekale brought claims against Royal Mail Group Limited including unfair dismissal and race discrimination. The matter came before the tribunal for a preliminary hearing to determine jurisdictional issues. The claimant represented himself while the respondent was represented by a solicitor.
Decision
Employment Judge Cookson sitting alone determined that the claimant had no reasonable prospect of establishing tribunal jurisdiction over the unfair dismissal complaint and struck it out. The race discrimination complaints remain unaffected and will proceed.
Practical note
A preliminary hearing can result in strike-out of individual claims on jurisdictional grounds while allowing other claims in the same case to proceed.
Case details
- Case number
- 6013976/2024
- Decision date
- 22 April 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- public sector
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No