L Erskine v P Cairney

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No 4107471/2024 Held in Edinburgh on 3 February 2026 Employment Judge: M Sutherland 5 Linda Erskine Claimant No appearance 10 Patrick Cairney Respondent 15 In person

20 JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The judgment of the Tribunal is that the claim is dismissed under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2024 for failure to attend or be represented at the final hearing.

REASONS 25 1. The claimant had presented various complaints including for disability discrimination and holiday pay. A final hearing had been listed for 2 days starting today. The respondent attended on his own behalf. The claimant did not attend. Non-attendance of a party 30 2. The respondent made an application for the case to be dismissed due to the non-attendance of the claimant under Rule ...

3. In determining the application for dismissal the following is noted: 4107471/2024 Page 2

4. A notice of today’s final hearing was issued to parties on 10 September 2025. It was sent to the claimant by email using the email address used by the claimant in correspondence. The claimant had not appeared on the morning of the hearing and the clerk attempted to contact the claimant by email without 5 success. He was unable to find a record of her phone number on the file and accordingly ...