UK Health Security Agency

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Dr Niamh Murphy Respondent: United Kingdom Health Security Agency Heard at: East London Hearing Centre On: 26, 27, 28 January 2026 (with the parties); 29 and 30 January 2026 (deliberating) Before: Employment Judge Gardiner Representation Claimant: Ms Sarah Harty, counsel Respondent: Ms Sarah Hornblower, counsel RESERVED JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that:- None of the Claimant’s claims are well founded. They are accordingly dismissed. REASONS Introduction 1. Until her resignation on 22 March 2024, the Claimant had been employed by the Respondent as a Clinical Scientist. She claims that her resignation amounted to a constructive unfair dismissal. She also claims she has suffered various acts of disability discrimination between September 2023 and March 2024. These are advanced as discrimination arising from disability, a failure to make reasonable adjustments and indirect disability discrimination. The Respondent accepts that the Claimant was disabled by reason of anxiety and panic attacks, but disputes that there has been any disability discrimination and disputes constructive unfair dismissal. 2 2. At this hearing, the Claimant has been represented by Ms Sarah Harty of Counsel. The Respondent has been represented by Ms Sarah Hornblower of Counsel. Witness evidence was provided by the Claimant, by her line manager, Ms Norah Easy, and by Mr Jonathan Turner, who was responsible for deciding whether there was merit in the Claimant’s grievance. 3. Documentary evidence was contained in a bundle of documents which was 1357 pages long. References in these Reasons in square brackets are to the corresponding page number in that bundle. There was an agreed Chronology and a Cast Lis...