Claimant v Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the claim for unfair dismissal was not well founded. Oral reasons were given at the hearing but not recorded in the written judgment. The claim was dismissed following a full merits hearing.
Facts
Katherine Ward brought a claim for unfair dismissal against Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd. The case was heard remotely by video (CVP) at Leeds Employment Tribunal. The claimant represented herself while the respondent was represented by a consultant. The hearing lasted one day.
Decision
Employment Judge Themistocleous found the claim for unfair dismissal was not well founded and dismissed it. Oral reasons were given at the hearing but written reasons were not provided in the judgment document.
Practical note
This case resulted in dismissal of an unfair dismissal claim where the claimant was self-represented against a company represented by a lay consultant.
Case details
- Case number
- 6004730/2024
- Decision date
- 20 January 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No