Mr J Oosthuizen v Metaltech UK Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000238/2025 Held in Dundee via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 9 July 2025 Employment Judge A Kemp Mr J Oosthuizen Claimant In Person Metaltech UK Ltd Respondent Represented by: Mr C Berman - Litigation Consultant

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Tribunal refuses the application to strike out the Claim under Rule 38(1) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.

REASONS Introduction

1. This was an open Preliminary Hearing held for the purposes of addressing an application for strike out, to which the respondent sought initially to add for a sist, and failing strike out a deposit order. The claimant is a party litigant and the respondent is represented by Mr Berham.

2. There had been an earlier Preliminary Hearing on 25 March 2025 before EJ Sutherland, after which case management orders were made. Claims were identified of unfair dismissal, breach of contract and race discrimination under sections 13, 26 and 27 of the Equality Act 2010. After that hearing the claimant withdrew the unfair dismissal claim for which he did not have the necessary continuous se...