Case 1401701/2024 · Employment Tribunal
In person, assisted by her friend Mrs C Kingsman For the v Mr C Howells of Counsel — 2025
- Case reference
- 1401701/2024
- Decision date
- 30 September 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Bax
Parties
2 namedIn person, assisted by her friend Mrs C Kingsman For the
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant, a part-time mathematics teacher diagnosed as autistic, was summarily dismissed on 7 May 2024 with one month's pay in lieu of notice. She brought claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments, discrimination arising from disability, victimisation, part-time worker discrimination, unlawful deduction from wages and breach of contract for wrongful dismissal.
The Tribunal, sitting as Employment Judge alone at Exeter, dismissed the reasonable adjustments, discrimination arising from disability, part-time worker and unlawful deduction from wages claims. It upheld the victimisation claim and ordered the respondent to pay £10,830.01 (£10,000 injury to feelings plus £830.01 interest).
The wrongful dismissal claim was upheld: the Tribunal found the claimant's six-month probationary period had expired before dismissal so she was entitled to a full term's notice, not one month. Damages of £8,377.06 gross were awarded for the lost notice period (34 weeks at £269.28 plus 17.3 weeks at £22.44 PPA, less the one month already paid). Total awards across upheld claims aggregate to £19,207.07. PDF text truncated from 78,934 characters.
Claims and outcomes
6 claims adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Victimisation | Upheld | — | £10,830 |
| Part-time worker regulations | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Dismissed | — | — |
| Wrongful dismissal | Upheld | — | £8,377 |
Legal tests applied
1 referenceRemedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £19,207
Source document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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