Case 2410963/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Ms M Teixeira v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited — 2026

Case reference: 2410963/2023
Decision date: 18 February 2026
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Anderson
Panel members: Ms HD Price, Mr J Murdie

Indexed: 10 September 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms M Teixeira

Respondent

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal unanimously upheld Ms M Teixeira’s claims against Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited of discrimination arising from disability under section 15 Equality Act 2010 in respect of a written warning and the refusal of her appeal against that warning. It found her entitled to a declaration that she was discriminated against. All other section 15 claims were dismissed.

The tribunal also dismissed the claims of failure to make reasonable adjustments, disability related harassment and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010. The claims of automatically unfair dismissal under section 103A Employment Rights Act 1996, unfair dismissal and unpaid holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998 were not well founded and were dismissed.

The judgment recorded no monetary award and directed that a one-day remedy hearing be listed. The parties were directed to agree a short bundle of additional remedy documents and exchange any remedy witness statements before that hearing. Reasons were given orally; the written judgment records the outcomes without setting out the underlying factual findings or reasoning.

Claims and outcomes

8 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
Disability discrimination	The section 15 Equality Act 2010 claims concerning the written warning and refusal of the appeal against that warning were well founded. The claimant was entitled to a declaration that she was discriminated against. Monetary remedy remains to be determined.	Upheld	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	All other claims of discrimination arising from disability under section 15 Equality Act 2010 were dismissed. The written judgment does not identify those allegations individually.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	Failure to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Harassment	Disability related harassment under section 26 Equality Act 2010.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Victimisation	Victimisation under section 27 Equality Act 2010. The judgment does not specify the protected acts underlying these claims.	Dismissed	—	—
Whistleblowing

Legal tests applied

6 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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