Miss J Earle v Wykenham-Hurford Sheppard & Son Limited HELD AT: Croydon (remotely by video) — 2024

The tribunal, sitting remotely at Croydon before Judge Cowx with Ms H Bharadia and Ms S Moores, dismissed the claimant’s claims of direct disability discrimination under section 13 Equality Act 2010, discrimination arising from disability under section 15, failure to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21, and three claims of harassment related to disability under section 26. Each claim was described as unfounded.

On 23 December 2023 Employment Judge McCann had made deposit orders against four of the claims, requiring £10 for each claim. After those claims failed for substantially the same reasons as in the deposit orders, the tribunal ordered under section 39(5) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure that the deposits be paid to the respondent, on the basis that the claimant had acted unreasonably in pursuing those claims. Oral reasons were given, and written reasons were not provided unless requested.