Cases4101295/2015

Claimant v Progress Rail Services UK Limited

16 January 2025Before Employment Judge L WisemanScotlandon papers

Outcome

Claimant fails

Individual claims

Otherstruck out

Claim struck out for non-pursuit under rule 38(1)(d). Claimant failed to respond to tribunal's notice of 6 December 2024 requiring written reasons by 20 December 2024 or a request for hearing to show why claim should not be struck out.

Facts

The claimant brought a claim against Progress Rail Services UK Limited in 2015. The tribunal issued an unless order on 6 December 2024 requiring the claimant to provide written reasons by 20 December 2024 or request a hearing to show why the claim should not be struck out for non-pursuit. The claimant failed to respond.

Decision

The tribunal struck out the claim under rule 38(1)(d) on the grounds that it had not been actively pursued. The claimant failed to comply with the tribunal's unless order or provide any acceptable reason why the claim should not be struck out.

Practical note

Claimants must actively pursue their claims and respond to tribunal orders; failure to do so will result in strike-out for non-pursuit even in long-standing cases.

Legal authorities cited

Statutes

Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2024 Schedule 1 Rule 38Rule 38(1)(d)

Case details

Case number
4101295/2015
Decision date
16 January 2025
Hearing type
strike out
Hearing days
Classification
procedural

Respondent

Sector
manufacturing
Represented
No

Claimant representation

Represented
No