Case 6007921/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Y Price v The Royal Leicestershire Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind (a registered charity) trading as VISTA — 2025
- Case reference
- 6007921/2024
- Decision date
- 19 March 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Quickfall Representation
- Venue
- Leicester
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs Y Price
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal found that the respondent genuinely believed Mrs Price had committed misconduct because she admitted making two medication errors within three months. It found that each error was reasonably investigated and that the dismissal process was not procedurally unfair.
The tribunal found that medication errors could have very serious consequences, that Mrs Price had been retrained after the first error, and that she had been warned that a repeat within three months could result in further action. It also found insufficient evidence that colleagues in truly or sufficiently similar circumstances had been treated more leniently. The dismissal was held to be within the band of reasonable responses, so the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal recorded that possible additional claims for notice pay, redundancy payment and disability discrimination were not pursued by amendment, and the only claim before it was unfair dismissal. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
13 references- s.94(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.98(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.98(2)(b) Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.98(4) Employment Rights Act 1996
- band of reasonable responses
- Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd v Jones [1983] ICR 17
- Brito-Babapulle v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust [2013] IRLR 854
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Sanders EAT 0319/15
- Post Office v Fennell [1981] IRLR 221
- Hadjioannou v Coral Casinos Ltd [1981] IRLR 352
- Securicor Ltd v Smith [1989] IRLR 356
- Wilko Retail Ltd v Gaskell & another EAT 0191/18
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
Official outcome judgment PDF
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