Mr N Hall v Paragon Bank plc: 1303070/2024
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 13 March 2024 |
| Date | 13 March 2024 |
| Citation | 1303070/2024 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Published date | 27 March 2024 |
| Subject Matter | Interim Relief |
Case Number: 1303070/2024
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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Claimant
Respondent
Mr. N. Hall
v
Paragon Bank Plc
Heard at: Birmingham On: 13 March 2024
Before: Employment Judge Wedderspoon
Representation:
Claimant: In Person
Respondents: Mr. Ashley Serr, Counsel
JUDGMENT ON INTERIM RELIEF APPLICATION
1. The claimant’s application for interim relief brought under section 128 of the
Employment Rights Act 1996 is refused.
REASONS
1. By claim form dated 29 February 2024 the claimant brings complaints of
public interest disclosure detriment and automatically unfair dismissal by
reason of making a public interest disclosure. The claimant entered ACAS
conciliation and received a conciliation certificate on 29 February 2024. The
claimant was employed by the respondent as an internal auditor from 30
May 2022 until 22 February 2024.
2. The Tribunal was provided with a 264 page bundle. The claimant
additionally provided a timeline and the Asset Management Final Audit
Report. The respondent also relied upon witness statements submitted as
written representations from Anne Barnett, Chief People Officer and Marius
van Niekerk, General Counsel along with a written skeleton argument. The
Tribunal did not hear oral evidence. It was confirmed with the parties that the
hearing was public (see Public Queensgate v Millett (2021) IRLR 637).
3. The claimant brought an application for interim relief pursuant to section 128
of the Employment Rights Act 1996 on the basis that the sole or principal
reason he was dismissed was because he had made a protected disclosure
a claim falling within section 103A of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
4. The claimant was employed by the respondent from 30 May 2022 to 22
February 2024 as an internal auditor. Paragon banking group PLC is a
specialist finance provider offering a range of savings and lending products
in the UK through Paragon Bank PLC. It was founded in 1985; it is a FTSE
250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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