Claimant v Aerospace Metrology & Electromechanical Calibration Limited

Outcome

Facts

The claimant brought a claim apparently concerning wage issues against her employer, an aerospace calibration company. The case was listed for final hearing three times (19 August 2024, 15 November 2024, and 19 March 2025). The claimant failed to comply with any case management orders requiring disclosure of documents, witness statements, or quantification of her claim. On 18 March 2025 at 6:33pm, she emailed requesting postponement saying she could not get out of work. She did not attend the final hearing on 19 March 2025 despite tribunal attempts to contact her.

Decision

Employment Judge T Brown dismissed the claim under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 due to the claimant's non-attendance. The judge found that the claimant had been given four months' notice, had failed to comply with case management orders on two separate occasions, made a very late postponement request without explaining steps taken to attend or future availability, and had shown insufficient seriousness about prosecuting her claim. Despite acknowledging the claimant might have valid criticisms of the respondent's wage handling, the judge concluded re-listing a fourth time was not appropriate.

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