Mr R Brown v Royal Mail Group Limited — 2026

The Tribunal recorded that the direct discrimination claim under section 13 Equality Act 2010 was withdrawn and dismissed because the claimant confirmed he had never intended to bring that head of claim. One harassment allegation, concerning an alleged comment that the claimant was the "guinea pig of this procedure", was also withdrawn and dismissed after the claimant accepted the comment was not related to his sex as a man.

The unlawful deduction of wages claim was recorded as having been satisfied by the respondent, after which the claimant withdrew it and it was dismissed. The indirect discrimination claim under section 19 Equality Act 2010 was dismissed because the Tribunal did not accept that the claimant had shown a provision, criterion or practice applied to him and placed him at a disadvantage; it concluded that the respondent had incorrectly calculated his pay.

The remaining harassment related to sex claim was dismissed. The Tribunal found that the respondent had miscalculated the claimant's pay, that this was not unwanted conduct related to his sex as a man, and that it did not have the purpose of violating his dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment, nor was it reasonable for the claimant to perceive it as such.