Cecil Home Care Services Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant succeeded in her complaint of automatic unfair dismissal under Section 99(1) ERA 1996, with the tribunal finding that the reason or principal reason for her dismissal was childbirth. The claimant, who represented herself, was awarded a compensatory award of £14,930.17, calculated as 64.7 weeks loss of earnings at £230.76 per week.

The tribunal found the dismissal was automatic unfair dismissal because the reason or principal reason for the claimant's dismissal was childbirth, which is protected under Section 99(1) Employment Rights Act 1996.

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• •Automatic unfair dismissal under Section 99(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
• •Dismissal reason: childbirth

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms Sihle Moyo Respondent: Cecil Home Care Services Limited Heard at: East London Hearing Centre (by video) On: 25 and 26 March 2026 Before: Employment Judge B Gardiner Representation For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Ms Ella Onuoha, Care Coordinator at Respondent JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that:- 1. The Claimant’s complaint of automatic unfair dismissal under Section 99(1) Employment Rights Act 1996 is well founded and succeeds because the reason or the principal reason for her dismissal was childbirth. 2. By way of remedy, the Claimant is entitled to a compensatory award of £14,930.17, in accordance with Section 123 Employment Rights Act 1996. This is calculated as 64.7 weeks loss of earnings at £230.76 per week. No reduction falls to be made under Section 123(6) Employment Rights Act 1996 nor any uplift under Section 207A Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Employment Judge B Gardiner Dated: 31 March 2026 Note 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. 2 Public access to employment tribunal decisions All judgments (apart from judgments under Rule 51) and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimant(s) and respondent(s).