Bridgend County Borough Council

Case Summary

The Claimants' work was not of equal value to that of their comparators, and their claims fail and are dismissed.

The tribunal found that a job evaluation study assessed the claimants' work and their comparators' work as having different values, and there were no grounds to suspect the evaluation was unreliable. Therefore, the claimants' equal value claims were not established on the merits.

• •The Claimants' work and that of their comparators were given different values by a job evaluation study in relation to which there were no grounds for suspecting that the evaluation undertaken was unreliable

Case Numbers: 1600290/2025 & 1600291/2025 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimants: (1) Mr Mark Blackmore (2) Mr Robert Jones Respondent: Bridgend County Borough Council Heard at: Cardiff On: 18, 19 & 20 February 2026 Before: Employment Judge S Jenkins Representation Claimant: First Claimant Respondent: Mr L Garrett (Counsel) JUDGMENT The Claimants’ work and that of their comparators were given different values by a job evaluation study in relation to which there were no grounds for suspecting that the evaluation undertaken was unreliable. The Claimants’ work was therefore not of equal value to that of their comparators, and their claims fail and are dismissed. Authorised for issue by Employment Judge S Jenkins 20 February 2026 Sent to the parties on: 11 March 2026 For the Tribunal Office: Kacey O’Brien Notes Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Case Numbers: 1600290/2025 & 1600291/2025 2 Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments and reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at www.gov.uk/employment- tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the Claimant(s) and Respondent(s) in a case. Recording and Transcription Please note that if a Tribunal hearing has been recorded you may request a transcript of the recording, for which a charge may be payable. If a transcript is produced it will not include any oral judgment or reasons given at the hearing. The transcript will not be checked, approved or verified by a judge. There is more information in the joint Presidential Practice Direction on the Recording and Transcriptio…