Mr E Rothwell v FremantleMedia Group Ltd

Case Numbers: 2201953/2024 & 6008262/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Mr E Rothwell - V - FreemantleMedia Group Ltd Heard at: London Central On: 2 – 9 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge Baty Ms R Butler Mr S Godecharle Representation: For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Mr T Emslie-Smith (counsel)

JUDGMENT

1. The tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the claimant’s complaints under the Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment Regulations) 2002, for unfair dismissal, and for automatically unfair dismissal pursuant to section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”) (whistleblowing), as the claimant was not an employee of the respondent. Those complaints are accordingly di...

2. The claimant’s complaints of detriment under section 47B ERA (whistleblowing detriment) were presented out of time and it was reasonably practicable to have presented them in time. The tribunal does not therefore have jurisdiction to hear those complaints and they are struck out. If the tribunal had had jurisdiction to hear those complaints, they would all have failed. - 1 - Case Numbers: 22...