Claimant v Solomon Commercials Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal was not well-founded. The reasons were given orally at the hearing and the written judgment provides no detailed reasoning for why the dismissal was found to be fair or why the claim failed.
The tribunal found the complaint that the respondent failed to pay a redundancy payment was not well-founded. The reasons were given orally at the hearing and the written judgment provides no detailed reasoning for why this claim was rejected.
Facts
Two claimants, Mr K Wegrzynowski and Mr F Wegrzynowski, brought claims against Solomon Commercials Ltd. Both appeared in person with assistance from a Polish interpreter. The respondent was represented by a consultant. The claims concerned unfair dismissal and failure to pay redundancy payments.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed both claims brought by the two claimants. The tribunal found that the complaints of unfair dismissal and failure to pay redundancy payments were not well-founded. Detailed reasons were given orally at the hearing.
Practical note
Claimants pursuing unfair dismissal and redundancy pay claims without legal representation and through an interpreter face significant challenges in establishing their cases on the merits.
Case details
- Case number
- 2407913/2023
- Decision date
- 2 April 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- transport
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No