Case 3307468/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs M Lipkowska v Amazon UK Services Ltd RECORD OF A PUBLIC PRELIMINARY HEARING — 2025
- Case reference
- 3307468/2023
- Decision date
- 19 June 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Alliott Representation
- Venue
- Watford
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs M Lipkowska
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant's existing case was recorded as a disability discrimination claim limited to failure to make reasonable adjustments. At this public preliminary hearing, the tribunal considered her 17 March 2025 application to amend, which sought to add a section 15 disability discrimination claim, widen the timeframe, add further suggested reasonable adjustments, and refer to breach of the respondent's health and safety policy.
The tribunal refused the proposed amendments in sections I, II and IV. It found that those parts sought to re-argue matters already before earlier judges or to add allegations that were essentially covered by the existing reasonable-adjustments claim, and that allowing them would add significant and unnecessary complexity and cost.
The tribunal granted permission only for section III of the application, allowing items 1-15 of the list of suggested reasonable adjustments to be included in the list of issues. No remedy was awarded and the final merits hearing remained to be heard.
Claims and outcomes
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The judgment was a public preliminary hearing deciding an application to amend, not a final determination of the underlying failure to make reasonable adjustments claim. Permission was granted to add further suggested reasonable adjustments to the list of issues. | Other | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | The application to amend to add a section 15 disability discrimination claim and widen the discrimination timeframe was refused. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Other | The proposed amendment concerning breach of the respondent's health and safety policy was refused. The judgment does not determine a substantive health and safety or breach of contract claim. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
3 references- Selkent Bus Co Ltd v Moore
- Vaughan v Modality Partnership [2021] ICR 535
- balance of injustice and hardship
Official outcome judgment PDF
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