Case 1303153/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Miss Z Hibbs v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council — 2023
- Case reference
- 1303153/2022
- Decision date
- 18 January 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Connolly
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss Z Hibbs
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Connolly held that Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council failed to comply with its duty to make reasonable adjustments under ss.20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010. The breach was the failure to provide Miss Hibbs with a suitable desk and/or chair between March 2020 and 13 July 2022.
The judgment records that the claimant’s remedy for that failure was not determined in this decision and was to be assessed at a further hearing listed for 3 and 4 July 2022. The judgment also notes, for the avoidance of doubt, that the claimant’s unlawful deduction from wages claim would be determined at a hearing on 3 and 4 July 2023.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal found a failure to comply with the duty to make reasonable adjustments under ss.20 and 21 Equality Act 2010 by not providing a suitable desk and/or chair between March 2020 and 13 July 2022. Remedy was to be assessed later. | Upheld | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- ss.20 and 21 Equality Act 2010
Official outcome judgment PDF
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