Disability Discrimination Employment Tribunal Cases

The claimant succeeded in claims of direct disability discrimination and unfavourable treatment arising from disability against the first respondent following a TUPE transfer. The claims against the second respondent were dismissed. The tribunal awarded compensation for past and future financial losses, injury to feelings, and a statutory payment for failure to provide employment particulars.

The claimant brought a discrimination claim alleging the first respondent failed to invite him to interview because of his disability. The tribunal found the claimant's conduct of proceedings to be unreasonable, scandalous and vexatious, including repeated non-attendance at hearings, excessive correspondence, and failure to comply with orders for medical evidence. The claim was struck out and the claimant ordered to pay £20,000 in costs to the first respondent.

The claimant brought discrimination and contractual claims against the Secretary of State for Justice. The tribunal upheld her complaint of discrimination arising from disability regarding being informed she was likely to trigger Stage 2 warning procedure, but dismissed her other discrimination claims, reasonable adjustment claims, and withdrawn contractual claims. The respondent was ordered to pay £1,342.82 comprising £1,235 injury to feelings (reduced by 5% for failure to issue a grievance) plus interest.

The claimant's complaint that the respondent discriminated against her by dismissing her is well founded and succeeds. The respondent must pay the claimant £19,045.65 as compensation for discrimination (including interest). The complaint of unauthorised deduction from wages is well-founded, and the respondent must pay the claimant £116.75. The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice is well-founded, and the respondent must pay the claimant £183.04 as damages for breach of contract.

The claimant brought claims of discrimination arising from disability and disability-related harassment against The News Cafe Restaurant Plymouth Ltd. The tribunal upheld both claims and awarded the claimant £60,868.36 in compensation, comprising £44,063.43 in compensatory award (including lost earnings, ACAS Code uplift, interest and grossing up) and £16,804.93 in injury to feelings.

The claimant brought a claim of disability discrimination against Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for failure to make reasonable adjustments. The tribunal found the complaint well founded and awarded compensation of £17,838.46 inclusive of interest.