Mr F Waddell v Long Lane Deliveries Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000132/2023 Preliminary Hearing held in Glasgow on 28 August 2023 Employment Judge D Hoey Mr F Waddell Claimant In person Long Lane Deliveries Limited Respondent Represented by: Mr R Milvenan – Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The respondent’s application to have the claim struck out in terms of rule 37(1)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 is refused. The claim shall proceed to a hearing. Discussion and reasons

1. The claimant has raised claims for whistleblowing detriment and unfair dismissal. A three day in person hearing before a full Tribunal was scheduled to proceed following a telephone case management preliminary hearing that had taken place on 5 June 2023.

2. The respondent had asked last week for an order striking out the claim as the claimant had not actively pursued his claim and Orders had not been followed. The claimant had said he had just instructed new solicitors and wanted the hearing to proceed at a late date.

3. This hearing had been fixed to consider strike out and any case management issues. Case No. 8000132/2023 Page 2