Mr J Gorski v Fatlobster

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000194/2024 5 Held in Glasgow via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 2 December 2024 Employment Judge I McFatridge Mr J Gorski Claimant 10 No appearance and No representation Fatlobster Respondent 15 No appearance and No representation

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claims are dismissed in terms 20 of rule 47, Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013.

REASONS The claimant submitted a claim to the Tribunal in which he ticked the box to indicate he was making a whistleblowing claim. The Tribunal noted that the 25 claim appeared to be timebarred. The claimant had noted on his ET1 that his last day of employment was 20 August 2023. ACAS conciliation appeared to have commenced on 29 June 2023 and ended on 10 August 2023. The ET1 claim was not sub...

1. A hearing was fixed for 2 December 2024 in order to deal with the timebar issue. Given that the Tribunal required to arrange an interpreter, the Tribunal administration called the claimant a few days before the hearing to make sure 15 he would be turning up. The claimant apparently confirmed that he would be appearing.

2. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, there was no appearance by or on behalf of the claimant. The clerk telephoned the claimant at around 10.05am but the call went straight to voicemail. The clerk waited with the conference 20 room open until 10.15am but the claimant did not seek to log in.