Case 4102586/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Ms Susan Dimmock v Represented by:15 Mr P Deans Solicitor Newsquest Media Group Limited — 2022
- Case reference
- 4102586/2022
- Decision date
- 17 June 2022
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ian McPherson
- Venue
- chambers in Glasgow
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms Susan Dimmock
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMs Susan Dimmock presented her ET1 on 5 May 2022 after ACAS early conciliation between 14 and 25 April 2022. She brought an equal pay complaint against Newsquest Media Group Limited and sought equality of terms with her comparator, a male senior features writer, together with amended and/or modified terms of employment as to pay and benefits for the five-year period before the claim was presented.
The respondents did not enter a response by the due date of 14 June 2022, or at all. The Employment Judge decided on the available material that a determination could properly be made without a hearing as to liability, and the claimant’s equal pay complaint succeeded under sections 65, 66 and 69 of the Equality Act 2010.
The judgment did not determine remedy. It directed that the earlier Case Management Preliminary Hearing listed for 12 July 2022 be cancelled, that a separate notice of Remedy Hearing by CVP would issue, and that the claimant’s solicitor should provide a detailed schedule of loss within 14 days of issue of the judgment. The respondents were to be sent the judgment and other notices, and any participation in the remedy hearing would be only to the extent permitted by an Employment Judge.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal pay | The claimant brought an equal pay complaint under sections 65, 66 and 69 Equality Act 2010, seeking equality of terms with a male senior features writer. The tribunal decided liability on the available material because the respondents did not present a response. | Upheld | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 references- Sections 65, 66 and 69 Equality Act 2010
- Rule 16 Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013
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