Case 2411264/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Miss M Bowyer v Department for Work and Pensions — 2025
- Case reference
- 2411264/2023
- Decision date
- 9 July 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Franey
- Venue
- Manchester
- Panel members
- Ms S Howarth, Mr I Taylor
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss M Bowyer
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal, sitting at Manchester before Regional Employment Judge Franey with Ms S Howarth and Mr I Taylor, considered complaints by Miss M Bowyer against the Department for Work and Pensions concerning her disability. Complaints of direct disability discrimination under section 13 and of discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 were found not well-founded and were dismissed.
The Tribunal extended time on a just and equitable basis to 19 October 2023 and accepted jurisdiction over one complaint of breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010. That complaint, concerning the failure to resolve the claimant's requests for reasonable adjustments prior to requiring her to accept the offer of a Labour Market Decision Maker role in March 2023, was well-founded and succeeded. The remaining reasonable adjustments complaints were dismissed.
The Tribunal found that the respondent did not fail to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 in relation to the grievance filed on 8 August 2023, so no uplift to compensation was awarded. Compensation for injury to feelings (including any injury to health) was assessed at £7,500.00, with interest of £1,326.58, producing a total award of £8,826.58.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recordedThis 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 | Direct disability discrimination contrary to s.13 Equality Act 2010 — not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | Discrimination arising from disability contrary to s.15 Equality Act 2010 — not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | Breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments contrary to ss.20 and 21 Equality Act 2010, in relation to the failure to resolve the claimant's requests for reasonable adjustments prior to requiring her to accept the offer of a Labour Market Decision Maker role in March 2023. Time extended to 19 October 2023 on just and equitable grounds. The remedy figure shown is the injury to feelings award; interest is recorded separately in the aggregate remedies. | Upheld | Disability | £7,500 |
| Disability discrimination | Remaining complaints of breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments (ss.20 and 21 Equality Act 2010) — not well-founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £8,827
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
5 references- Section 13 Equality Act 2010
- Section 15 Equality Act 2010
- Sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990
Official outcome judgment PDF
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