Case 3311669/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Ilda Esteves v West London NHS Trust and 1 other — 2025
- Case reference
- 3311669/2023
- Decision date
- 1 December 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Alliott Members
- Venue
- Watford
- Panel members
- Mr L Hoey, Mr D Sagar
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Mrs Ilda Esteves
Respondents
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningSitting at Watford Employment Tribunal on 24 to 28 November and 1 December 2025 (with deliberation on 2 and 3 December and judgment on 4 December), Employment Judge Alliott with Mr L Hoey and Mr D Sagar heard the joined claims of Mrs Ilda Esteves (cases 3311669/2023 and 3303553/2024) against West London NHS Trust and Ms Elspeth Jefferson. The claimant was represented by her husband; the respondents were represented by Mr Ben Jones of counsel.
The tribunal upheld claims of harassment on the grounds of age and sex against the first respondent, based on the comments of Charles Oppong as set out in issue 17(b). The first respondent was ordered to pay the claimant £1,200 damages for injury to feelings plus £225.15 interest, totalling £1,425.15.
All other claims were dismissed: direct age, race and sex discrimination against the first respondent; the other harassment claims (race, and the further sex/age allegations); victimisation; detriment for making a protected disclosure; and unauthorised deduction of wages — and the corresponding claims of direct race discrimination, harassment on the grounds of race, victimisation and detriment for making a protected disclosure against the second respondent. The claimant's application for an anonymity order was refused.
Claims and outcomes
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harassment | Harassment on the grounds of age (and sex) against the first respondent based on the comments of Charles Oppong as set out in issue 17(b). £1,200 damages for injury to feelings plus £225.15 interest. Same award covers both age and sex grounds; recorded once on the age claim. | Upheld | Age | £1,425 |
| Harassment | Harassment on the grounds of sex against the first respondent (joint with the age finding above; remedy recorded on the age claim to avoid double counting). | Upheld | Sex | — |
| Age discrimination | Direct age discrimination claim against first respondent dismissed. | Dismissed | Age | — |
| Race discrimination | Direct race discrimination claim against first respondent dismissed; same claim against second respondent also dismissed. | Dismissed | Race | — |
| Sex discrimination | Direct sex discrimination claim against first respondent dismissed. | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Harassment | Harassment on the grounds of race dismissed against both first and second respondents. |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £1,425
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.