Case 1806586/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Miss R Hanson v Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Limited t/as Highfield Qualifications HELD at Sheffield ET — 2024

Case reference: 1806586/2023
Decision date: 21 August 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Brain Members
Panel members: Mr M Lewis, Mrs S Robinson

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss R Hanson

Respondent

Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Limited t/as Highfield Qualifications HELD at Sheffield ET

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal held that the respondent dismissed Miss R Hanson by reason of redundancy, but that the dismissal was unfair. It recorded that no basic award was payable because the claimant had received a statutory redundancy entitlement at around the time of dismissal. The tribunal also stated that there would be no reduction to any compensatory award to reflect the chance that the claimant would not have remained in employment but for the respondent's actions.

On the Equality Act claims, the tribunal found that the claimant's complaint of indirect discrimination in relation to sex, brought under section 19 read with section 39(2), succeeded. The judgment records by consent that the claimant's parents were disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.

The remaining Equality Act complaints failed. The tribunal dismissed the section 13 complaint brought by reason of the claimant's association with her parents, and it also dismissed the section 19 complaint alleging indirect discrimination by association with her parents and in relation to their disabilities. Remedy for the successful claims was to be determined at the remedy hearing listed for 11 December 2024.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal found that the respondent dismissed the claimant by reason of redundancy, but that the dismissal was unfair. It also held that no basic award was payable because the claimant had received a statutory redundancy entitlement around the time of dismissal.	Upheld	—	—
Sex discrimination	The claimant's complaint of indirect discrimination in relation to sex under section 19, read with section 39(2) of the Equality Act 2010, succeeded. Remedy was listed to be determined at the remedy hearing on 11 December 2024.	Upheld	Sex	—
Disability discrimination	The tribunal dismissed the section 13 complaint brought under section 39(2) based on the claimant's association with her parents. The judgment records by consent that the claimant's parents were disabled for the purposes of the 2010 Act.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	The tribunal dismissed the section 19 complaint that the respondent indirectly discriminated against the claimant by association with her parents and in relation to their disabilities under section 39(2) of the Equality Act 2010.	Dismissed	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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