Case 2403595/2024 · Employment Tribunal

Ms F. Asghar v Peninsula Business Services Ltd Richard Prior Michelle Jackson — 2025

Case reference: 2403595/2024
Decision date: 15 December 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Leach
Venue: Manchester
Panel members: Mr B. McCaughey, Mr B Rowen

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms F. Asghar

Respondent

Peninsula Business Services Ltd Richard Prior Michelle Jackson

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal found for Ms F. Asghar on unfair dismissal. It also upheld her section 18 Equality Act 2010 pregnancy and maternity discrimination complaints against the first and third respondent in relation to failing to carry out a pregnancy risk assessment, cancelling an intended occupational health appointment, and dismissing the claimant. In addition, it upheld her section 47(C) Employment Rights Act 1996 pregnancy-related detriment complaints against the first respondent concerning the risk assessment and occupational health appointment, and her section 27 Equality Act 2010 victimisation complaint against the first and second respondents concerning refusal of annual leave on 30 December 2024.

The tribunal dismissed all race direct discrimination complaints, all religion direct discrimination complaints, all race harassment complaints, all religion harassment complaints, all other victimisation complaints, and the automatic unfair dismissal complaint under section 99(3)(a) Employment Rights Act 1996 and Regulation 20(1) of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999. This was a liability judgment only: remedy was not determined and was listed for a further hearing on 16 and 17 July 2026.

Claims and outcomes

13 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	General unfair dismissal complaint.	Upheld	—	—
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	Section 18 Equality Act 2010 claim about failing to carry out a pregnancy risk assessment, against the first and third respondent.	Upheld	Pregnancy and maternity	—
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	Section 18 Equality Act 2010 claim about cancelling an intended occupational health appointment, against the first and third respondent.	Upheld	Pregnancy and maternity	—
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	Section 18 Equality Act 2010 claim about dismissing the claimant, against the first and third respondent.	Upheld	Pregnancy and maternity	—
Other	Section 47(C) Employment Rights Act 1996 detriment due to pregnancy claim about failing to carry out a pregnancy risk assessment, against the first respondent.	Upheld	—	—
Other	Section 47(C) Employment Rights Act 1996 detriment due to pregnancy claim about cancelling an intended occupational health appointment, against the first respondent.

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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