Case 2415272/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Cara Sargent v Robinson Way Limited — 2022
- Case reference
- 2415272/2020
- Decision date
- 21 November 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Leach
- Venue
- Manchester
- Panel members
- Mrs M Dowling, Ms H Fletcher
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Cara Sargent
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant brought claims under the Equality Act 2010, including failure to make reasonable adjustments, harassment and victimisation, arising from her employment with the respondent. The tribunal's reserved judgment states that the Equality Act claims did not succeed.
The tribunal found that the respondent's insistence that the claimant start work before her contractual start time, together with disciplining her for reasonable objections to that requirement, amounted to a fundamental breach of contract and conduct likely to destroy or seriously damage trust and confidence. It found that the claimant resigned as a result of that breach and was unfairly constructively dismissed.
On remedy, the tribunal accepted the respondent's argument that the claimant would have been dismissed shortly after resignation because of her misconduct in covertly recording a hearing and then being untruthful about it. It exercised its discretion to make no compensatory award and no basic award.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The claimant's Equality Act complaints included failure to make reasonable adjustments; the judgment states the Equality Act claims did not succeed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Harassment | The claimant brought harassment complaints related to disability; the judgment states the Equality Act claims did not succeed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Victimisation | The claimant brought victimisation complaints under the Equality Act; the judgment states the Equality Act claims did not succeed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found that the claimant was unfairly constructively dismissed, but that she was not entitled to any award. | Upheld | — | — |
Legal tests applied
7 references- section 123 Equality Act 2010
- section 20 Equality Act 2010
- section 26 Equality Act 2010
- section 27 Equality Act 2010
- Meikle
- s123(6) ERA
- s122(2) ERA
Official outcome judgment PDF
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