Case 2602075/2018 · Employment Tribunal
Mr P Askew v Royal Mencap Society — 2019
- Case reference
- 2602075/2018
- Decision date
- 8 February 2019
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ahmed
- Venue
- Leicester
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr P Askew
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt a preliminary hearing at Leicester on 30 January 2019, Employment Judge Ahmed, sitting alone, considered strike-out issues in Mr P Askew's claims against Royal Mencap Society. The claimant appeared in person and the respondent was represented by Mr J Feeny of Counsel.
The Tribunal struck out the complaints of sex discrimination, disability discrimination, breach of contract, whistleblowing, and detriment in relation to paternity leave/shared parental leave. The stated reason was that those complaints had no reasonable prospect of success.
The Tribunal did not strike out the complaints of unfair dismissal and unlawful deduction of wages, including holiday pay. Those complaints were ordered to proceed to a final hearing, with directions given separately. The judgment records no final merits decision and no remedy award.
Claims and outcomes
8 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex discrimination | Struck out at a preliminary hearing as having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | Sex | — |
| Disability discrimination | Struck out at a preliminary hearing as having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | Disability | — |
| Breach of contract | Struck out at a preliminary hearing as having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | — | — |
| Whistleblowing | Struck out at a preliminary hearing as having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | — | — |
| Parental leave | The judgment describes this as detriment in relation to paternity leave/shared parental leave; it was struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Not struck out at the preliminary hearing and ordered to proceed to a final hearing; no final merits outcome recorded in this judgment. | Other | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Not struck out at the preliminary hearing and ordered to proceed to a final hearing; the judgment states this included holiday pay. |
Official outcome judgment PDF
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