B Bak v Language Bank Ltd

Case number 6011048-2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS London South Employment Tribunal 7th February 2025 (video) Claimant: Bernadett Bak Respondent: Language Bank Ltd Full merits hearing Before: Judge M Aspinall (sitting alone as an Employment Judge) Appearances: Mrs B Bak in person No appearance for the respondent

JUDGMENT The claims for unpaid wages/unlawful deductions from wages are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and because they were brought out of time in any event. Reasons

1. At the outset of these proceedings, evidence emerged that the claimant, Mrs Bernadett Bak, was not an employee of the respondent, Language Bank Ltd. Rather, she provided services to them as a self-employed contractor between 2012-2016 and again from 2020.

2. As a self-employed individual who was effectively billing (via completed timesheets) for services rendered, Mrs Bak did not have an employment relationship with Language Bank Ltd that could give rise to claims for unpaid wages under the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal.