Case 2410978/2019 · Employment Tribunal

Mr S Sears v Department for Work and Pensions — 2020

Case reference: 2410978/2019
Decision date: 7 February 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Buzzard Date

Indexed: 18 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr S Sears

Respondent

Department for Work and Pensions

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal struck out the complaint of indirect race discrimination. It had previously written to the claimant on 25 March 2020 giving him an opportunity to make representations or request a hearing on why that complaint should not be struck out.

The stated reasons were that the claimant had not complied with paragraph 1.4 of the case management order sent on 7 February 2020, and had not explained how the respondent's treatment of him met the statutory definition of indirect discrimination as ordered. The tribunal recorded that the claimant failed to make written representations, sufficient representations, or a request for a hearing.

The judgment states that the claimant's remaining claim(s) remained listed for a preliminary hearing on 5 October 2020.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Race discrimination	The judgment identifies the complaint as indirect race discrimination and strikes out that complaint only. It states that the claimant's remaining claim(s) remained listed for a preliminary hearing, so no outcome is extracted for those claims.	Struck out	Race	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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