Claimant v Cancer Research UK
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the dismissal was fair and within the band of reasonable responses. The complaint was not well-founded and was dismissed.
The tribunal determined that the claimant was not subjected to victimisation. The complaint was not well-founded and was dismissed.
The tribunal found that the respondent was entitled to dismiss without notice. The complaint of failure to pay notice pay was not well-founded and was dismissed.
Facts
Ms Ribaud was employed by Cancer Research UK and was dismissed. She brought claims of unfair dismissal, victimisation, and wrongful dismissal (failure to pay notice pay). The hearing took place over four days at Watford in February 2025, with the claimant represented by a solicitor for the first two days and then acting in person for the final two days. The respondent was represented by counsel throughout.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed all three claims. They found the dismissal was fair and within the band of reasonable responses, that there was no victimisation, and that the respondent was entitled to dismiss without notice, meaning no notice pay was due.
Practical note
An employer dismissed for cause may successfully defend claims of unfair dismissal, victimisation, and wrongful dismissal where the dismissal falls within the band of reasonable responses and amounts to gross misconduct.
Case details
- Case number
- 3309702/2023
- Decision date
- 3 March 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 4
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- charity
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor