Case 1400262/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms C Prior v Celestial Labs Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 1400262/2024
- Decision date
- 22 July 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Murdoch
- Panel members
- Mr English, Mr Wakeman
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms C Prior
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal, sitting at Bristol by CVP on 3 and 4 July 2025, found Ms C Prior's complaint of harassment related to disability well-founded and her complaint of direct disability discrimination not well-founded. It held that the same conduct could not be treated as both harassment and direct discrimination, citing s. 212(1) Equality Act 2010.
On remedy, the tribunal awarded compensation for past financial losses of £7,124, calculated as 13 weeks at a net weekly pay of £548, plus £509 interest on that loss. It made no award for future financial losses, awarded £10,000 for injury to feelings, and added £1,429.2 interest on the injury-to-feelings award.
The tribunal stated that the total figure was £19,062 and then grossed it up for tax purposes, ordering the respondent to pay £21,584. The claimant's application for costs, based on alleged unreasonable conduct by the respondent in the proceedings, was refused and no costs award was made.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harassment | Harassment related to disability succeeded. The tribunal awarded past financial losses, interest, injury to feelings, and interest on that award, then grossed the sum up to £21,584 because of tax liability. | Upheld | Disability | £19,062 |
| Disability discrimination | Direct disability discrimination was not well-founded. The tribunal said it could not find the same conduct was both harassment and direct discrimination, referring to s. 212(1) Equality Act 2010. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £21,584
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £7,124
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- s. 212(1) Equality Act 2010
- Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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