Miss A Forde v BGC Partners — 2021

Case reference: 3202592/2020
Decision date: 21 June 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge O’Dempsey Representation

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss A Forde

Respondent

BGC Partners

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

On reconsideration, the tribunal dismissed Miss A Forde's claims of sex discrimination, pregnancy and maternity discrimination, and unfair dismissal. The tribunal held that it did not have jurisdiction to determine the claims because the claimant had not complied with the requirements of section 18A(8) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.

The judgment records no substantive findings on the merits of the alleged discrimination or dismissal. It also records no remedy, because the claims were dismissed at the jurisdictional stage.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Sex discrimination	Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the claimant did not comply with section 18A(8) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.	Dismissed	Sex	—
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination	Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the claimant did not comply with section 18A(8) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.	Dismissed	Pregnancy and maternity	—
Unfair dismissal	Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the claimant did not comply with section 18A(8) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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