Cases4111550/2018

Claimant v Cordia Services LLP

26 March 2025Before Employment Judge F EcclesScotlandon papers

Outcome

Claimant fails

Individual claims

Otherstruck out

Claim struck out under rule 38(1)(d) for failure to actively pursue. Claimant failed to respond to tribunal's unless order dated 19 February 2025 requiring reasons by 5 March 2025 or request for hearing.

Facts

Ms McWilliams brought a claim against Cordia Services LLP and Glasgow City Council in 2018. The tribunal issued an unless order on 19 February 2025 requiring the claimant to provide written reasons by 5 March 2025 or request a hearing to show why the claim should not be struck out. The claimant failed to comply with this order.

Decision

The tribunal struck out the claim under rule 38(1)(d) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 on grounds that the claim had not been actively pursued. The claimant failed to provide acceptable reasons or request a hearing in response to the unless order.

Practical note

Unrepresented claimants must comply with tribunal unless orders or risk having their claims struck out for failure to actively pursue, regardless of the merits of the underlying case.

Legal authorities cited

Statutes

Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, rule 38(1)(d)

Case details

Case number
4111550/2018
Decision date
26 March 2025
Hearing type
strike out
Hearing days
Classification
procedural

Respondent

Sector
healthcare
Represented
No

Claimant representation

Represented
No