Mr S Maritz v Bluthner Piano Centre Ltd: 2203714/2021
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 21 April 2022 |
| Citation | 2203714/2021 |
| Date | 21 April 2022 |
| Published date | 05 May 2022 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Subject Matter | Race Discrimination |
Case No: 2203714/2021
1
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Claimant: Mr S Maritz
Respondent: Bluthner Piano Centre Limited
Heard at: London Central (via CVP) On: 11th and 12th April 2022
Before: Employment Judge Nicklin
Ms G Carpenter (Tribunal Member)
Mr S Hearn (Tribunal Member)
Representation
Claimant: in person
Respondent: Mr G Baker, Counsel
Note: This has been a remote hearing. The parties did not object to the case being
heard remotely. The form of remote hearing was V – video, conducted using Cloud
Video Platform (CVP). It was not practicable to hold a face-to-face hearing because
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
RESERVED JUDGMENT
1. It is the judgment of the tribunal that it is not just and equitable to extend the
time limit for presenting the claim of direct race discrimination.
2. The tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the Claimant’s claim of direct
race discrimination.
3. The claim is dismissed.
REASONS
Numbers in square brackets in these written reasons refer to the joint hearing bundle
Introduction
1. By a claim form presented on 16th June 2021, the Claimant brought a single
claim of direct race discrimination in relation to his dismissal as General
Manager from the Respondent company.
2. The Claimant was employed from 23rd November 2020 in this role until his
dismissal on 5th March 2021 (by letter dated 4th March 2021). The Claimant
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