Case 2600044/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Miss Katie Megan Baldock v Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Record of a Hearing at the Employment Tribunal — 2024
- Case reference
- 2600044/2023
- Decision date
- 2 September 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Butler Members
- Venue
- Nottingham Heard
- Panel members
- Mr K P Chester, Mr P Pabla
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss Katie Megan Baldock
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant, who had Nemaline Myopathy and used a wheelchair for most mobility, brought disability discrimination claims arising from access to the respondent's premises, emergency evacuation arrangements, PEEP arrangements, and related matters. The respondent conceded that the claimant was disabled and that it had knowledge of the impairment throughout her employment.
The tribunal found that one reasonable adjustments complaint was well founded: the respondent had failed to maintain updated training in the use of the EVAC chair. The remaining reasonable adjustments complaints, indirect disability discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, and direct disability discrimination were dismissed.
The tribunal also dismissed the constructive and/or discriminatory dismissal claim. It found that the claimant did not resign because of the upheld EVAC training issue and that the evidence showed further adjustments were completed or in hand; remedy was deferred for a later hearing.
Claims and outcomes
3 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 | The tribunal upheld only the failure to make reasonable adjustments claim concerning maintaining updated training in the use of the EVAC chair. | Upheld | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | The remaining failure to make reasonable adjustments claims, indirect disability discrimination, discrimination arising in consequence of disability, and direct disability discrimination were dismissed. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Constructive dismissal | The claim of constructive and/or discriminatory dismissal was dismissed; the judgment records that an earlier constructive unfair dismissal claim for asserting a statutory right had been dismissed on withdrawal. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
3 references- Lauren De Lacey v Wechseln Limited t/a The Andrew Hill Salon [2021] IRLR 547
- Greenhof v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council [2006] IRLR 98
- Western Excavating (ECC) Ltd v Sharp [1978] ICR 221
Official outcome judgment PDF
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