Case 3305215/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Kobbie Bryant v Ocado Central Services Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 3305215/2023
- Decision date
- 1 February 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Heather Representation
- Venue
- Remotely
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Kobbie Bryant
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThis was a preliminary jurisdiction judgment. The Tribunal held that it had jurisdiction to determine several complaints of direct race discrimination and harassment related to race. The complaints allowed to proceed included alleged overlooking or unacknowledged implementation of improvement ideas from June 2016 onwards, unacknowledged emails about positive achievements or actions between 1 November 2019 and 21 October 2022, racist graffiti in toilets in June and December 2022, alleged lack of management support in June and December 2022, and alleged failure to clean or remove graffiti for five days in December 2022.
The Tribunal found that the complaints from June 2016 onwards and from 1 November 2019 to 21 October 2022 were presented within the applicable time limit. It found that the June and December 2022 complaints were not presented within the applicable time limit, but that it was just and equitable to extend time for those complaints.
The Tribunal dismissed the direct race discrimination complaint concerning racist graffiti in 2013/2014 and the harassment complaint concerning alleged lack of management support in 2013/2014. Those complaints were presented outside the applicable time limit, and the Tribunal held that it was not just and equitable to extend time.
Claims and outcomes
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race discrimination | The Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to determine direct race discrimination complaints from June 2016 onwards, from 1 November 2019 to 21 October 2022, in June 2022, and in December 2022. These complaints were to proceed to a final hearing; no merits outcome was determined in this judgment. | Other | Race | — |
| Harassment | The Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to determine harassment related to race complaints in June 2022 and December 2022. These complaints were to proceed to a final hearing; no merits outcome was determined in this judgment. | Other | Race | — |
| Race discrimination | The direct race discrimination complaint concerning racist graffiti in the toilets in 2013/2014 was dismissed because it was presented outside the applicable time limit and it was not just and equitable to extend time. | Dismissed | Race | — |
| Harassment | The harassment complaint concerning alleged lack of management support in 2013/2014 was dismissed because it was presented outside the applicable time limit and it was not just and equitable to extend time. | Dismissed | Race | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- applicable time limit
- just and equitable to extend time
Official outcome judgment PDF
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