Case 3314480/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Ms Virginia Eastwood v Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust — 2025
- Case reference
- 3314480/2022
- Decision date
- 11 August 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Alliott Members
- Venue
- Watford
- Panel members
- Mr D Sagar, Mr D Bean
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms Virginia Eastwood
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe respondent accepted that the claimant was disabled by ADHD. The tribunal dismissed the failure to make reasonable adjustments claims, but found disability discrimination in relation to the claimant being required to work in excess of her contracted hours to complete administration work.
The tribunal found that Ms Botha's Occupational Health referral on 9 September 2022 was unfairly critical. That finding supported the upheld harassment and victimisation complaints, while the remaining harassment and victimisation allegations were dismissed.
The tribunal dismissed the wrongful dismissal claim. It found that neither the proved discrimination and victimisation nor the confidentiality finding amounted to fundamental breaches of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence, and that the claimant had affirmed the contract before resigning.
Claims and outcomes
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victimisation | The tribunal upheld victimisation only in relation to Ms Botha making an unfairly critical Occupational Health referral on 9 September 2022; the rest of the victimisation claims were dismissed. | Upheld | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The reasons state that the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed upon withdrawal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Wrongful dismissal | The tribunal found that the acts proved and the confidentiality finding did not constitute fundamental breaches of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence, and that the claimant had affirmed the contract before resigning. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal upheld the disability discrimination claim only in relation to the claimant being required to work in excess of her contracted hours to complete administration work; the rest of the disability discrimination claims were dismissed. The supplied PDF text was truncated. | Upheld | Disability | — |
| Disability discrimination | The claimant's failure to make reasonable adjustments claims were dismissed. The supplied PDF text was truncated. | Dismissed | Disability |
Legal tests applied
5 references- section 15 Equality Act 2010
- sections 20 and 21 Equality Act 2010
- section 26 Equality Act 2010
- section 27 Equality Act 2010
- implied term of mutual trust and confidence
Official outcome judgment PDF
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