Case 2501699/2021 · Employment Tribunal

Claimant v Teddy Associates Ltd — 2023

Case reference: 2501699/2021
Decision date: 23 January 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Aspden
Panel members: Mr R Greig, Mr S Wykes

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Respondent

Teddy Associates Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

At Middlesbrough on 23 January 2023, Employment Judge Aspden sitting with Mr R Greig and Mr S Wykes unanimously found that Teddy Associates Ltd discriminated against Miss M Merryweather under the Equality Act 2010 by pressuring her to resign and by dismissing her.

The Respondent was ordered to pay £23,416.24 in total. That sum comprised £7,552 for financial loss, £12,000 for injury to feelings, £1,909.04 interest, and a £1,955.20 additional award under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 because of an unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures in relation to the dismissal. The interest was calculated at 8% per annum on the injury to feelings award from 28 June 2021 to 23 January 2023 and on the financial-loss award from the mid-point between those dates. Reasons were given orally at the hearing and written reasons were not provided unless requested within 14 days.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Disability discrimination	The extracted judgment states only that the respondent discriminated under the Equality Act 2010 by pressuring the claimant to resign and by dismissing her. The protected characteristic is not named in the extracted text; classification as disability discrimination follows the case context supplied with the file. The total award of £23,416.24 includes £1,955.20 under section 207A.	Upheld	Disability	£23,416

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £23,416; across all upheld claims
Compensatory award: £7,552; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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