M M Nilsen v John Lewis Partnership plc

Case Number 6040292/2025

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Marion Muhonen Nilsen Respondent: John Lewis Partnership plc

JUDGMENT Rule 38(1)(a) Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2024 The claimant’s application to strike out the response is refused.

REASONS

1. This claim was submitted on 1 November 2025. The accompanying Particulars of Claim explain that Ms Nilsen worked as a designer for John Lewis. Initially, her role was as an Accessories Designer buy then, after a “Head Office Transformation” in 2020 or 2021, she became a more generic designer. She remained in this role for over four years until April 2025 when there was a further round of red...