Case 2417898/2018 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs L Hodgkinson v Empire Services Club (Preston) Limited — 2019
- Case reference
- 2417898/2018
- Decision date
- 31 July 2019
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Barker
- Venue
- Manchester
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs L Hodgkinson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt a case management hearing in Manchester on 5 July 2019 before Employment Judge Barker sitting alone, the tribunal refused the claimant's application to amend her unfair dismissal complaint to introduce a primary dismissal date of 30 January 2018. The respondent's applications for strike out under rule 37 and for a deposit order under rule 39 were also refused.
The claimant's application to amend her age discrimination complaints was allowed in part. The additional complaints permitted were direct age discrimination contrary to section 13 Equality Act 2010 and harassment contrary to section 26 Equality Act 2010, and these were to be set out in an amended Scott Schedule in accordance with case management orders.
The claimant withdrew her marital status discrimination complaints and her unlawful deduction from wages complaints at the outset of the hearing, and the tribunal dismissed those claims. No compensation or other monetary award was made in this decision.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age discrimination | Application to amend the age discrimination complaints was allowed in part; the permitted additions included new direct age discrimination complaints under section 13 Equality Act 2010 to be set out in an amended Scott Schedule. | Other | Age | — |
| Harassment | Application to amend to add harassment complaints under section 26 Equality Act 2010 was allowed in part; the permitted complaints were to be set out in an amended Scott Schedule. | Other | Age | — |
| Marriage or civil partnership discrimination | Withdrawn by the claimant at the outset of the hearing and dismissed by the tribunal. | Withdrawn | Marriage / civil partnership | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Withdrawn by the claimant at the outset of the hearing and dismissed by the tribunal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Application to amend the unfair dismissal complaint to introduce a primary dismissal date of 30 January 2018 was refused; no merits determination was made at this hearing. | Other | — | — |
Legal tests applied
4 references- rule 37
- rule 39
- section 13 Equality Act 2010
- section 26 Equality Act 2010
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