Case 4103401/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mr R Keddie v House of Danu Limited — 2026
- Case reference
- 4103401/2025
- Decision date
- 18 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Sutherland
- Venue
- Edinburgh
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr R Keddie
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMr Keddie brought a complaint of discrimination arising from disability, asserting that House of Danu Limited dismissed him because he took a break arising in consequence of his type 1 diabetes. The respondent accepted that he was disabled by reason of diabetes and that it knew or could reasonably have been expected to know this. The Tribunal found that his dismissal was unfavourable treatment.
The Tribunal found that the reason for dismissal was that Mr Keddie had not transferred the company website despite advising that he had done so, together with prior performance issues, particularly concerning marketing packages. It found no reasonable basis for inferring that his dinner break played any part in the dismissal decision made on 15 April 2025 and communicated on 17 April 2025. Although his statement that he had dinner plans and was going out for about two hours had irritated Neil McGarvie and annoyed Caitlin Thomson on 1 April, the Tribunal did not accept that this influenced the decision to dismiss.
The Tribunal also found that Mr Keddie's need for a 30-minute break to inject insulin and eat arose in consequence of his disability, but his plans to go out for dinner for about two hours did not. It therefore concluded that, even if the latter had contributed to the dismissal decision, it was not something arising in consequence of his disability. The discrimination arising from disability complaint was dismissed.
A holiday pay complaint was resolved between the parties during the hearing and dismissed upon withdrawal by Mr Keddie. The judgment recorded no monetary award.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The complaint was discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Holiday pay | The complaint was resolved between the parties during the hearing and dismissed upon withdrawal by the claimant. | Withdrawn | — | — |
Legal tests applied
6 references- section 15 Equality Act 2010
- Pnaiser v NHS England and another
- two-stage burden of proof
- Williams v Trustees of Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme
- paragraph 5.9 EHRC Code
- Sheikholeslami v University of Edinburgh
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