University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS BETWEEN Claimant and Respondent Mr L. Basquill University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Held at: Exeter by Video On: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11,12 December 2025 Before: Employment Judge Smail Appearances Claimant: In Person Respondent: Miss Karen Moss, Counsel JUDGMENT The Claimant’s claims fail and are dismissed. REASONS 1. By a claim from presented on 16 November 2022 the Claimant brought claims of age and sexual orientation discrimination. The age discrimination claims have not been pursued. They were withdrawn by the Claimant (together with victimisation claims) on 15 December 2023. The Claimant is a gay man. 2. The Claimant was employed by the Respondent between 6 September 2021 and 11 July 2022 as a Trainee Nursing Associate. The engagement was on a fixed term contract from 6 September 2021 and due to expire on 31 August 2023. In the event, the Claimant resigned on 23 June 2022, notice expiring on 11 July 2022. 2 THE ISSUES 3. These were restated and finalised at a Preliminary Hearing before Employment Judge Roper on 4 November 2025, as follows: 1. Time limits 1.1 The claim form was presented on 16 November 2022. The claimant commenced the Early Conciliation process with ACAS on 5 September 2022 (Day A). The Early Conciliation Certificate was issued on 17 October 2022 (Day B). Accordingly, any act or omission which took place before 6 June 2022 (which allows for any extension under the Early Conciliation provisions) is potentially out of time so that the Tribunal may not have jurisdiction to hear that complaint. 1.2 Were the discrimination and victimisation complaints made within the time limit in section 123 of the Equality Act 2010? The Tribunal will decide: 1.2.1 Was the claim made to the...