Claimant v Biffa Waste Services Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
Claim struck out for non-compliance with tribunal orders dated 4 February 2025 and 20 February 2025, and for failure to actively pursue the claim. Claimant failed to make representations or request a hearing after being given opportunity by letter dated 20 February 2025.
Facts
The claimant brought a claim against their employer Biffa Waste Services Limited. The tribunal issued orders dated 4 February 2025 and 20 February 2025 which the claimant failed to comply with. On 20 February 2025, the tribunal wrote to the claimant giving an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing as to why the claim should not be struck out for non-compliance and failure to actively pursue. The claimant failed to respond.
Decision
Employment Judge Battisby struck out the claim on 27 February 2025 on the papers, finding that the claimant had failed to comply with tribunal orders, had not actively pursued the claim, and had failed to make any representations or request a hearing when given the opportunity to do so.
Practical note
Claimants must comply with tribunal orders and actively engage with proceedings, as failure to respond even to an unless order warning can result in strike-out without a hearing.
Case details
- Case number
- 6005877/2024
- Decision date
- 27 February 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- logistics
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No