Case 6001281/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr J Cowling v Royal Mail Group Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 6001281/2024
- Decision date
- 11 December 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Bright Date
Parties
2 namedMr J Cowling
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMr J Cowling brought multiple complaints against Royal Mail Group Limited, including unauthorised deductions from wages, discrimination arising from disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments, direct age discrimination, and several allegations of direct disability discrimination. Following a preliminary hearing on 10 December 2024, the claimant had been ordered on 11 December 2024 to pay a deposit of £50 per allegation (£350 total) under deposit orders.
The claimant paid £100, attributed to the allegations of direct disability discrimination at items 1.5 (Philip Wilmhurst on 19 December 2023) and 1.6 (Ateeq Rafiq's referral to occupational health on/around March 2024). The remaining allegations (1.1 unauthorised deductions, 1.2 discrimination arising from disability, 1.3 failure to make reasonable adjustments, 1.4 direct age discrimination, and 1.7 direct disability discrimination on/around 18 March 2024 by Richard Matthews) were struck out under Rule 40(4) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-payment of the relevant deposits.
Employment Judge Bright recorded that the complaints for which deposits had been paid would proceed to a hearing on 2, 3 and 4 June 2025.
Claims and outcomes
4 claims adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Struck out | — | — |
| Disability discrimination | Struck out | Disability | — |
| Age discrimination | Struck out | Age | — |
| Disability discrimination | Other | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
1 referenceSource document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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