M Walker v Rotable Repairs Ltd

Case Number: 6005079/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mark Walker Respondent: Rotable Repairs Limited Heard at: East London Hearing Centre (by Cloud Video Platform) On: 21 November 2024 Before: Employment Judge Gardiner Representation Claimant: In person Respondent: Ms Angelica Rokad, counsel for the Respondent

JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that:- The Claimant was unfairly dismissed. By way of remedy the claim is entitled to recover half of the basic award, given a 50% reduction to the basic award under Section 122(2) Employment Rights Act 1996 for the Claimant’s own conduct. This is calculated as £653 x 3 divided by 2, namely £964.50. She is not entitled to recover any compensatory award.

WRITTEN REASONS

1. This is an unfair dismissal claim brought by Mr Mark Walker against his former employers, Rotable Repairs Limited. He was employed by the Respondent from 7 February 2022 until 13 February 2024. At that point he was summarily dismissed for failing a random drug test he had been asked to undergo.