Member E Coyle Tribunal Member G McKay Ms C Goble v Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) — 2025

Two claimants worked on the NIDMAR programme run by the charitable respondent. Ms Goble (administrative assistant and personal disability assistant to Dr Clark) and Dr Clark (programme manager) were both dismissed on 31 March 2024. The Tribunal found that Ms Goble was unfairly dismissed, made a protected disclosure under s.43B ERA 1996 and was subjected to detriments (suspension and disciplinary proceedings alleging fraud) for having done so, was wrongfully dismissed, was a disabled person, and the respondent failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments. Her redundancy claim and automatic unfair dismissal claim failed.

Dr Clark, accepted by the respondent as disabled by reason of phonologic dyslexia, was unfairly dismissed and the respondent made unlawful deductions from her wages, failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments, and subjected her to a course of conduct of harassment related to disability. The Tribunal did not accept that she had done a protected act and dismissed the victimisation claim.

The Tribunal awarded Ms Goble £37,727.68 (including £1,095.58 basic award, £4,419.91 compensatory award, ACAS uplift, £8,000 injury to feelings for disability discrimination, £20,000 injury to feelings for protected disclosure detriment and interest) and Dr Clark £58,401.73 (including £21,507.07 compensatory award, ACAS uplift, £25,000 injury to feelings, £2,611.27 holiday pay and interest). Aggregate awards total £96,129.41. PDF text was truncated from 197,607 characters; mid-judgment liability findings could not be reviewed in full.