Case 2404995/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Ms C Muswere v University and College Union — 2025
- Case reference
- 2404995/2022
- Decision date
- 31 January 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Callan
- Panel members
- Mr Dobson, Ms Eyre
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms C Muswere
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant was a member of the respondent trade union and sought advice and assistance after her removal from Burnley College. Her claims concerned the respondent's advice, its communications about whether it could continue advising her if she had other legal advice, and assistance with subject access requests.
The tribunal found that the advice given was not inconsistent with the facts known to the respondent at the material time, and that the respondent had provided assistance with the claimant's subject access requests but was not required to submit them on her behalf or force the college to respond. It found that the conduct alleged did not amount to direct race discrimination or harassment related to race.
For victimisation, the tribunal accepted that the claimant had done a protected act by telling Ms Gander that her manager had discriminated against her by dismissing her. It found that the relevant advice and decisions about subject access requests were not detriments, or if they were, they had nothing to do with that protected act.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race discrimination | The tribunal dismissed the allegations of direct race discrimination. | Dismissed | Race | — |
| Harassment | The tribunal dismissed the allegations of harassment related to race. | Dismissed | Race | — |
| Victimisation | The tribunal dismissed the allegations of victimisation. The protected act relied on was the claimant telling Ms Gander that her manager had discriminated against her by dismissing her. | Dismissed | Race | — |
Legal tests applied
5 references- Equality Act 2010 section 13
- Equality Act 2010 section 26
- Equality Act 2010 section 27
- s.57 EqA 2010
- Rule 47
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