Case 3200990/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Janet Nyame-Bekyere v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and 1 other — 2021
- Case reference
- 3200990/2020
- Decision date
- 6 December 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Housego Representation
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Janet Nyame-Bekyere
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt the case management hearing, the Claimant withdrew the claims of sex discrimination. The Tribunal recorded that those claims were struck out on withdrawal.
The Tribunal considered the remaining race discrimination claim, which was identified as direct discrimination only. The allegation concerned refusal to process and grant ill-health early retirement on 13 November 2019, with a white comparator said to have been granted ill-health early retirement while terminally ill and after a double lung transplant.
The Tribunal found that the claim was in time but that there was nothing pleaded or identified to suggest a link between race and the refusal of ill-health early retirement. It accepted the Respondents' submission that there were no facts from which an inference of race discrimination could be drawn, and struck out the race discrimination claim. The Tribunal refused the Claimant's application to strike out the Response and did not strike out the remaining claims for non-compliance with Tribunal orders.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex discrimination | The judgment states that the sex discrimination claims were struck out on withdrawal by the Claimant at the start of the case management hearing. | Withdrawn | Sex | — |
| Race discrimination | The remaining race discrimination claim was direct discrimination concerning refusal to process and grant ill-health early retirement on 13 November 2019. It was struck out as not arguable and having no reasonable prospect of success. | Struck out | Race | — |
Legal tests applied
9 references- Malik v Birmingham City Council & Anor
- Mecharov v Citibank NA
- Daniel Cox v Adecco & Others
- Marrufo v Bournemouth Christchurch And Poole Council
- O Emuemukoro v Croma Vigilant (Scotland) Ltd
- Ayodele v Citylink Ltd & Anor
- Laing v Manchester City Council
- Bahl v Law Society
- Rule 37
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