Case 1302171/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Dr P Lee v The University of Birmingham FINAL HEARING — 2021
- Case reference
- 1302171/2022
- Decision date
- 17 June 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Camp
- Venue
- Birmingham
- Panel members
- Mr J Reeves, Ms S Campbell
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Dr P Lee
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant brought complaints of direct sex discrimination, victimisation and detriment for making protected disclosures. The claims concerned the handling of his 2020 grievance, his 2021 stage 2 grievance and his August 2021 research complaint, against a background of earlier grievances and professional disputes within the university.
The tribunal dismissed the entire claim. It found that the relevant treatment was not because the claimant was a man, because he had done protected acts, or because he had submitted the research complaint; instead it was satisfied that the reasons were otherwise. The tribunal also found that the protected disclosure detriment complaints failed on their facts and, in any event, that the claimant had not made a relevant protected disclosure.
The hearing dealt with liability only, so no remedy was awarded. The tribunal further indicated that, if the Equality Act complaints had not failed on their merits, most of them would also have failed because of time limits.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex discrimination | The judgment states that the direct sex discrimination complaint failed and was dismissed. | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Victimisation | The respondent accepted that the 2020 grievance and 2021 stage 2 grievance were protected acts, but the tribunal dismissed the victimisation complaints. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Whistleblowing | The tribunal dismissed the protected disclosure detriment complaints and found, for completeness, that the claimant had not made a relevant protected disclosure. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
6 references- EQA section 136
- section 48(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 43B of the Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 123 of the Equality Act 2010
- Mervyn v BW Controls Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 393
- Concentrix CVG Intelligent Contact Ltd v Obi [2022] EAT 149
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