Claimant v Achieve Together Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £25 per factual allegation following a preliminary hearing on 02 August 2024. The claimant failed to pay this deposit, resulting in the claim being struck out under rule 39(4) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.
The claimant was ordered to pay a deposit of £25 per factual allegation following a preliminary hearing on 02 August 2024. The claimant failed to pay this deposit, resulting in the claim being struck out under rule 39(4) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.
Facts
The claimant brought claims of direct race discrimination and direct religion/belief discrimination against Achieve Together Limited. Following a preliminary hearing on 02 August 2024, the tribunal ordered the claimant to pay a deposit of £25 per factual allegation. The order was sent to the claimant on 14 August 2024. The claimant failed to pay the deposit as required.
Decision
The tribunal struck out both claims of direct race discrimination and direct religion/belief discrimination under rule 39(4) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 due to the claimant's failure to pay the deposit order made at the preliminary hearing. The claims were dismissed without substantive consideration of their merits.
Practical note
Failure to comply with a deposit order results in automatic strike-out of claims under rule 39(4) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 1404974/2023
- Decision date
- 16 January 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No