Case 3347204/2016 · Employment Tribunal

Miss K Buttle v BP Exploration Operating Company Limited and Others — 2017

Case reference: 3347204/2016
Decision date: 3 November 2017
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Gumbiti-Zimuto Members
Venue: Reading
Panel members: Mr J Cameron, Mrs F Betts

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss K Buttle

Respondent

BP Exploration Operating Company Limited and Others

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal identified BP Exploration Operating Company Limited as the correct respondent and struck out the complaints against the other named respondents. It held that the claimant's unfair dismissal complaint was well founded and therefore succeeded.

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's complaints of automatic unfair dismissal, direct sex discrimination, and harassment related to sex. The extracted judgment does not set out the detailed reasoning for those liability decisions, but it records those outcomes expressly.

The case was listed for a separate remedy hearing, with a one-day time allocation at Reading on 5 January 2018. The claimant was directed to provide a schedule of loss by 24 November 2017, the parties were to agree a timetable for remedy witness statements or exchange them by 15 December 2017, and they were reminded of their continuing disclosure obligations in relation to remedy.

Claims and outcomes

5 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal held that the claimant's complaint of unfair dismissal was well founded and succeeded.	Upheld	—	—
Whistleblowing	The judgment records this only as a complaint of automatic unfair dismissal; the gov.uk listing for the case includes Public Interest Disclosure.	Dismissed	—	—
Sex discrimination	The claimant's direct sex discrimination complaint was dismissed.	Dismissed	Sex	—
Harassment	The claimant's complaint of harassment related to sex was dismissed.	Dismissed	Sex	—
Other	The complaints against the other named respondents were struck out. The tribunal also stated that the correct name of the respondent is BP Exploration Operating Company Limited.	Struck out	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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