Mr D Irhuebor v Amazon UK Services Limited — 2026

Mr D Irhuebor brought claims of unfair dismissal and race discrimination against Amazon UK Services Limited. The matter was heard at East London Hearing Centre from 3 to 6 March 2026 before First-tier Tribunal Judge D Brannan acting as an Employment Judge, sitting with Miss S Harwood and Mrs S Jeary as lay members. The claimant appeared in person; the respondent was represented by Mr Ludlow, instructed by Taylor Wessing.

The Tribunal found that the claimant was unfairly dismissed but dismissed the race discrimination claim. The Tribunal did not order re-engagement. The award was calculated using a gross weekly pay of £603, net weekly pay of £502.09, claimant's age of 32, and 2 years of service, with an effective date of termination of 7 August 2024 and date of award 6 March 2026 (82.285714 weeks since termination).

The basic award before deductions was £1,206, reduced by 30% contributory fault to £844.20. The compensatory award before deductions was £41,314.83; a 60% Polkey deduction reduced it to £16,525.93, then a 30% contributory fault deduction brought it to £11,568.15, with £2,221.87 income from casual work credited, yielding £9,346.28. £300 was awarded for loss of statutory rights, giving a grand total of £10,490.48. The Universal Credit prescribed element of £1,942.42 (70% of actual UC received, reflecting the 30% contributory fault) is subject to recoupment for the period April 2025 to February 2026 and is not to be paid until recoupment has been applied.

Source tags (gov.uk)

• Race Discrimination and Unfair Dismissal

• Polkey

Total award

£10,490

Basic award

£844

Compensatory award

£9,346

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