Ms.S. Richards-Hargreaves v Faithfull and Gould Ltd and 1 other — 2019

The tribunal, comprising Employment Judge Goodman with Mr R. Pell and Ms K. O’Shaughnessy, recorded that the unfair dismissal claim failed because the first respondent’s conduct did not repudiate the contract. It also rejected the race discrimination claim and held that any harassment was not related to race; the written record says those race claims failed for substantially the same reasons as the deposit order of 28 June 2019.

The tribunal recorded that the victimisation claim, the age and sex discrimination claims, and the harassment claims related to age and sex were dismissed on withdrawal. The claims for unlawful deductions from wages, breach of contract, and holiday pay did not succeed. By contrast, the employer contract claim succeeded, and the claimant was ordered to pay the second respondent £10,076.95 to reimburse university fees paid. The claimant’s £1,000 deposit was also ordered to be paid to the first respondent. The written record notes that reasons were given orally and written reasons would not be provided unless requested.