Case 1306402/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs Shafaq Aziz v Asda Stores Limited RECORD OF AN PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING — 2024

Case reference: 1306402/2023
Decision date: 24 September 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Hena Appearances
Venue: Birmingham

Indexed: 18 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs Shafaq Aziz

Respondent

Asda Stores Limited RECORD OF AN PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal considered preliminary limitation issues for complaints of direct discrimination because of religion or belief and harassment related to religion or belief. The claimant remained employed by Asda Stores Limited as a Service Colleague and complained about a colleague's comment concerning Eid and the handling of her grievance about that comment.

The Tribunal found that the claimant's s.13 religion or belief discrimination claim was presented within the applicable time limit. It treated the alleged conduct as extending over a period, with the last act discovered on 24 August 2023 when the claimant attended a second grievance outcome meeting.

The judgment records that the religion or belief discrimination claim and the s.26 harassment claim would proceed. It also records that the claimant had previously clarified she was not bringing a race discrimination or harassment claim and had agreed that the race discrimination claim was withdrawn.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Religion or belief discrimination	At a public preliminary hearing, the Tribunal found the s.13 religion or belief discrimination claim was presented within the applicable time limit and would proceed. No merits outcome or remedy was determined.	Other	Religion or belief	—
Harassment	The judgment records that the claimant's s.26 claim would proceed along with the s.13 claim. No merits outcome or remedy was determined.	Other	Religion or belief	—
Race discrimination	The judgment records that at an earlier case management hearing the claimant clarified she was not bringing a race discrimination or harassment claim, agreed the race discrimination claim was withdrawn, and understood it would be dismissed in the circumstances.	Withdrawn	Race	—

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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