Case 6008113/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Meena Bangal v Bernard Matthews Foods (Derby) Limited Record of an Attended Closed Case Management Preliminary Hearing at the Employment Tribunal Audio Recorded by CVP — 2025
- Case reference
- 6008113/2025
- Decision date
- 29 August 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Hutchinson
- Venue
- Nottingham Heard
Parties
2 namedKey findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant brought claims described as unfair dismissal, race discrimination and religion or belief discrimination after being suspended, issued with a final written warning, and demoted following disciplinary proceedings about alleged food wastage. The respondent's position was that she had not been dismissed.
At the preliminary hearing, the claimant accepted she had not been dismissed and had not resigned because of the demotion. She also repeatedly told the tribunal that she was not alleging that the suspension, demotion, investigation, hearings, or grievance treatment were because of her race or religion.
The tribunal explained the limits of its jurisdiction and the potential consequences of continuing weak discrimination claims. After a short break, the claimant withdrew all claims and the tribunal dismissed them.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The claimant agreed she had not been dismissed and had not resigned because of the demotion. She withdrew the unfair dismissal claim and the tribunal dismissed it. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Race discrimination | The claimant described her race as British Indian but repeatedly told the tribunal she was not alleging that her suspension or demotion was because of her race. She withdrew all claims and the tribunal dismissed them. | Withdrawn | Race | — |
| Religion or belief discrimination | The claimant described herself as Seikh but repeatedly told the tribunal she was not alleging that her suspension or demotion was because of her religion or belief. She withdrew all claims and the tribunal dismissed them. | Withdrawn | Religion or belief | — |
| Victimisation | Victimisation was raised at the hearing but was not in the claim form. The claimant acknowledged she had never complained to her employer that she had been discriminated against because of race or religion. She withdrew all claims and the tribunal dismissed them. | Withdrawn | — | — |
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