Jugendarbeiter verliert 54. Arbeitsgericht in 10 Jahren

As the archive link doesn’t seem to be working :

A serial litigant has been accused of using [employment tribunals](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tribunals/) to “get rich fast” after having his 54th claim rejected.

Joseph Johnson, a youth worker, was criticised by employment judges after bringing a large catalogue of false discrimination claims to “cause disruption” and make a quick profit.

His lawsuits had been so relentless that a judge sitting on his most recent case described his tactics as “litigation by attrition”.

Mr Johnson, whose claims have mainly targeted youth charities and schools, has lodged 54 since 2016 but has not won any.

Official records show that he has brought cases against a primary school, a charity supporting disadvantaged youths, a hate crime charity and a charity youth club.

Mr Johnson’s latest employment tribunal, held in London, heard that he wanted to sue the London Borough of Harrow and an agency worker. But none of his claims were supported by any facts, the tribunal found.

Employment Judge Tanveer Rakhim said that Mr Johnson was “targeting legal representatives who were simply doing their job”.

# ‘Sophisticated litigant’

Judge Rakhim said the way Mr Johnson brought the claim demonstrated that he was a “sophisticated litigant”.

The tribunal said of a previous hearing related to this claim: “Employment Judge [Jamie] Anderson found [Mr Johnson] to be a serial litigant, engaging in litigation by attrition.

“This litigation is a continuation of that pattern, targeting legal representatives and an agency worker in a personal and vexatious manner… This is now the 54th claim, namely the index claim before me.”

Judge Rakhim said: “It is noted that [Mr Johnson] has not succeeded in any discrimination claim. Most of his claims have been struck out for breach of orders or failure to pay deposit orders. 

“This supports the conclusion that the purpose of the claims is to cause disruption rather than to pursue genuine allegations.”

# ‘A means to get rich fast’

Mr Johnson, who is black, tried to sue Benthal Primary School, in north London, for sex and race discrimination in 2018. He started working for the school in 2014 and was the line manager of two women.

After their working relationship deteriorated, he wrote a letter of appraisal that wrongly accused them of putting children’s safety at risk. This tribunal found the letter was “curt to the point of rudeness” and came across as “arrogant and authoritarian”.

He was suspended from his position after just a year in the role after the school found he had created a link to school footage on his own YouTube channel, “which appeared to be part of a business venture set up for his own gain”.

This was a safeguarding issue, and he was later dismissed from his role. His claims in this case were all dismissed.

Mr Johnson also took Newark Youth London, a youth club, to an employment tribunal in 2024 for multiple claims, including discrimination, harassment, and victimisation. He had worked there for four months in 2023 and tried to claim £70,000 at the tribunal for injury to feelings.

He was unsuccessful, and Employment judge Laura Howden-Evans said: “[Mr Johnson] views employment tribunal proceedings as a means to get rich fast, rather than this being somebody seeking compensation for genuine harm caused by acts of discrimination.”

It’s very hard to be declared a vexatious litigant in the UK, although this is getting close to the level where it might be considered.

I looked up one of the judgments, seems like a real classy fella

> Having read the papers I observed to the Claimant that had noted that I had
previously struck out a claim he had brought. He asked me whether it was the
PureGym claim, and I said that it was. He then said “You are the racist and
corrupt judge who heard the PureGym case and I have made multiple
complaints against you and I have no interest in anything you have to say”. He then disconnected from the video link and took no further part in the hearing. I
decided to continue the hearing in his absence.

Edit: Adding link – https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/j-johnson-v-koka-community-projects-cic-and-w-judd-3201827-slash-2023

>A serial litigant has been accused of using [employment tribunals](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tribunals/) to “get rich fast” after having his 54th claim rejected.

doesn’t sound very fast to me

There needs to be a Scarlet List for people like him so they are absolutely unemployable

How has be managed to get that may jobs? You would think any employer would google his name and see the judgement against him.