Claimant v Glasgow City Council
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out under rule 38(1)(d) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to actively pursue the claim. Claimant failed to provide written reasons or request a hearing by the deadline of 24th January 2025 following the Tribunal's unless order dated 10th January 2025.
Facts
Miss C Boyle brought an employment claim against Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life. The case dates back to 2010 based on the case number. On 10th January 2025, the Tribunal issued an unless order giving the claimant until 24th January 2025 to provide written reasons why the claim should not be struck out or to request a hearing. 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 the grounds that the claim had not been actively pursued. The claimant failed to provide acceptable reasons or request a hearing by the deadline specified in the unless order.
Practical note
Claimants must respond to unless orders within specified deadlines or risk having their claims struck out for failure to actively pursue, regardless of how long the case has been ongoing.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 103864/2010
- Decision date
- 5 March 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Name
- Glasgow City Council
- Sector
- local government
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No