'Scandalous' | Judge strikes out 59 tribunal claims after worker causes chaos during hearing

An IT worker alleging unfair dismissal and discrimination had his 59 claims thrown out by an employment tribunal judge over his ‘unreasonable, scandalous and vexatious’ behaviour.

Shamir Ahmed Ali was dismissed for misconduct by Birmingham City University in March 2021 after claims that he filmed a woman without her consent, came to work with Covid symptoms, and failed to comply with sickness procedures.

Ali – who represented himself during the video hearing in Birmingham in June 2023 – complained about unfair dismissal, discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

He described his former employers as ‘incompetent retarded imbeciles’ and ‘barking dogs’ in emails to the tribunals, and repeatedly had to be warned against describing the respondent’s solicitor as ‘incompetent’ and ‘retarded’.