Case 3306777/2021 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs A Taylor v C A Leith (Opticians) Limited — 2022

Case reference: 3306777/2021
Decision date: 16 September 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge K Welch
Venue: Bury St Edmunds

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs A Taylor

Respondent

C A Leith (Opticians) Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was an open preliminary hearing before Employment Judge K Welch sitting alone on 31 August 2022. The tribunal recorded that the claimant's claims of discrimination on grounds of religion or belief and race were dismissed upon withdrawal.

The tribunal held that the unfair dismissal claim and the claims for unlawful deductions from pay and breach of contract had been presented out of time. It found that it was reasonably practicable for those claims to have been presented in time, so there was no jurisdiction to hear them and they were dismissed.

The respondent's application for a deposit order in respect of the disability discrimination claims was refused. The remaining disability discrimination claims under sections 13, 15, 21, 26 and 27 of the Equality Act 2010 were allowed to continue and were not determined at this hearing.

Claims and outcomes

5 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Religion or belief discrimination	The judgment states that this claim was dismissed upon withdrawal.	Withdrawn	Religion or belief	—
Race discrimination	The judgment states that this claim was dismissed upon withdrawal.	Withdrawn	Race	—
Unfair dismissal	Presented out of time; the tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the claim to have been presented in time and therefore had no jurisdiction.	Dismissed	—	—
Unlawful deduction from wages	Presented out of time; the tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the claim to have been presented in time and therefore had no jurisdiction.	Dismissed	—	—
Breach of contract	Presented out of time; the tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the claim to have been presented in time and therefore had no jurisdiction.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

7 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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