Case 6020483/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Anthonia Alakija v The Secretary of State for Justice — 2025
- Case reference
- 6020483/2024
- Decision date
- 30 September 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge C Lewis REPRESENTATION
- Venue
- East London
Parties
2 namedAnthonia Alakija
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAnthonia Alakija brought complaints against the Secretary of State for Justice including breach of contract, direct sex discrimination, victimisation, harassment related to sex, indirect discrimination, and less favourable treatment on the ground of being a part-time worker. The matter was heard at East London Employment Tribunals on 30 September 2025 and 1, 2 and 3 October 2025 before Employment Judge C Lewis. The claimant appeared in person; the respondent was represented by Mr T Mallon of counsel.
The Tribunal dismissed the breach of contract complaint, the direct sex discrimination complaint, the victimisation complaint, and the harassment related to sex complaint, finding none of them well-founded. The complaint of indirect discrimination was well-founded and succeeded. One complaint of less favourable treatment as a part-time worker was upheld, namely that the claimant was not allowed to work from home in respect of the period from 5 July 2024 to 11 July 2024; the remaining part-time worker complaints were dismissed.
By way of remedy under s.124 Equality Act 2010, the Tribunal awarded £8,000 as compensation for injury to feelings, with interest of £382.24 calculated under the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996 (8% on £8,000 from the mid point of 29 December 2024 over 218 days at a daily rate of £1.75).
Claims and outcomes
6 claims adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Dismissed | — | — |
| Sex discrimination | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Victimisation | Dismissed | — | — |
| Harassment | Dismissed | Sex | — |
| Sex discrimination | Upheld | Sex | — |
| Part-time worker regulations | Upheld | — | — |
Legal tests applied
2 referencesRemedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £8,382
Source document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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