Case 2204585/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Ms. H. Khan v The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party — 2024
- Case reference
- 2204585/2022
- Decision date
- 13 August 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Goodman
- Venue
- London Central
- Panel members
- Mr R. Baber, Ms G. Carpenter
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms. H. Khan
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant was suspended and later dismissed after an investigation into suspected unauthorised data access following a media leak. The tribunal recorded that she had been cleared of being the source of the leak, but the respondent found that she had accessed data outside her work and had misled managers about how she found out about the leak.
The tribunal expressed concerns about the respondent's disclosure and considered that the burden shifted on the race discrimination claim. It accepted the respondent's explanation that race played no part in the suspension, investigation, or dismissal, and accepted that the claimant's misleading email was sufficient gross misconduct of itself to justify dismissal. Both the unfair dismissal and race discrimination claims failed.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The reserved judgment states that the unfair dismissal claim fails. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Race discrimination | The reserved judgment states that the race discrimination claim fails. | Dismissed | Race | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- s 98 ERA 1996
- s 98(4) ERA 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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