Case 2503577/2018 · Employment Tribunal
Ms S Dixon v Eden Academy Trust (formerly Stranton Academy Trust) — 2019
- Case reference
- 2503577/2018
- Decision date
- 19 November 2019
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Sweeney
- Venue
- Teesside
- Panel members
- Mrs C Hunter, Mr S Moules
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms S Dixon
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal, sitting at Teesside on 4, 5, 6 and 7 November 2019 before Employment Judge Sweeney, Mrs C Hunter and Mr S Moules, gave a unanimous judgment in favour of the claimant only on the unfair dismissal claim. The respondent was Eden Academy Trust, formerly Stranton Academy Trust.
The claim of discrimination on grounds of age was found not well founded and was dismissed. The claim of less favourable treatment on the ground of part-time worker status was also found not well founded and dismissed.
The unfair dismissal claim succeeded. The tribunal then dealt with remedy principles in broad terms, stating that any compensatory award should be reduced by 70% to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have been fairly dismissed on 31 August 2018 if the respondent had acted reasonably and followed a fair procedure.
The tribunal further stated that any basic award would be negated by the amount of the statutory redundancy award already paid to the claimant. The judgment directed the parties to inform the tribunal by 28 November 2019 whether they had agreed a settlement amount or whether a remedies hearing should be listed, so no final monetary total was recorded in this judgment.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age discrimination | Recorded from the judgment. | Dismissed | Age | — |
| Part-time worker regulations | Claim described in the judgment as less favourable treatment on the ground of part-time worker status. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the claim well founded. It reduced any compensatory award by 70% to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have been fairly dismissed on 31 August 2018 had the respondent acted reasonably and followed a fair procedure. It also stated that any basic award would be negated by the statutory redundancy award already paid. | Upheld | — | — |
Official outcome judgment PDF
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