Case 3333409/2018 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs M Pridsam v The Club Company (The Tytherington Club) — 2021
- Case reference
- 3333409/2018
- Decision date
- 11 May 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Hawksworth
- Panel members
- Mr J Appleton, Mrs C Baggs
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs M Pridsam
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMrs M Pridsam's equal pay claim succeeded against The Club Company (Group) Limited. The tribunal found that, by operation of the sex equality clause, her contract should be modified so that her rate of pay was £25 per class for both weekday and weekend classes.
The tribunal ordered payment of arrears of pay and interest totalling £4,634.98, made up of £3,451.74 gross arrears and £1,183.24 interest. It then increased the award by 10% under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 because of an unreasonable failure to comply with the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures, bringing the total award to £5,098.48.
The claimant's complaints of direct discrimination and victimisation were dismissed. The tribunal also refused to make an equal pay audit order under the Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 because regulations 3(1)(b), (c) and (d) applied.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal pay | The tribunal held that the claimant's equal pay claim succeeded and that, by operation of the sex equality clause, her contract was modified so that her rate of pay was £25 per class for both weekday and weekend classes. It ordered arrears of pay and interest of £4,634.98, comprising £3,451.74 gross arrears and £1,183.24 interest, and then increased the award by 10% under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 because of an unreasonable failure to comply with the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures. | Upheld | Sex | £5,098 |
| Sex discrimination | The tribunal recorded that the claimant's complaint of direct discrimination failed and was dismissed. The written record does not give further particulars of the reasoning. | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Victimisation | The tribunal recorded that the claimant's complaint of victimisation failed and was dismissed. The written record does not give further particulars of the reasoning. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £5,098
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
3 references- sex equality clause
- s.207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992
- Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 regulations 3(1)(b), (c) and (d)
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.