Senior UK Ltd (T/a Senior Aerospace Thermal Engineering)

Case Summary

The claims of harassment related to sex, automatic unfair dismissal, victimisation, and direct religious discrimination, as well as for notice pay, all fail and are dismissed in full.

The tribunal examined all the claims on their merits and found they were not substantiated; the evidence did not support the allegations of harassment, automatic unfair dismissal, victimisation, religious discrimination, or the entitlement to notice pay.

• •automatic unfair dismissal due to whistleblowing
• •harassment related to sex
• •victimisation
• •direct religious discrimination

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss Rahma Smith Respondent: Senior UK Limited (trading as Senior Aerospace Thermal Engineering) Heard at: Bury St Edmunds On: 2, 3, 6, 7 October 2025 (in person) 8 October and 9 December 2025 (in chambers) 30 January 2026 (hybrid) Before: Employment Judge Graham Mr McSweeney Mr Fulton-McAlister Representation Claimant: Self representing Respondent: Ms C Urquhart, Counsel JUDGMENT 1. The complaints of harassment related to sex, automatic unfair dismissal, victimisation, and direct religious discrimination, as well as for notice pay, all fail and are dismissed in full. REASONS Introduction 1. ACAS Early conciliation took place in this matter between 16 January 2024 and 27 February 2024. The ET1 was filed on 19 April 2024 in which the Claimant complained of discrimination, victimisation and automatic unfair dismissal. At this time the Claimant was represented by a solicitor. The Respondent’s ET3 was filed on 18 June 2024 denying the claim. 2. The issues to be decided were clarified and agreed before Employment Judge Palmer at a preliminary hearing on 10 December 2024. The Claimant was represented by a solicitor at that time who agreed those issues on her behalf. The complaints were identified as automatic unfair dismissal due to 2 whistleblowing; harassment related to sex; victimisation; and direct religious discrimination. 3. We were provided with a hearing bundle of 260 pages, and witness statements from the Claimant, and Mark Pilborough and Jon Rowland of the Respondent. The Claimant produced further documents late including a supplementary witness statement; an audio recording from 29 June 2023, which was transcribed, to the extent possible, by the Tribunal; a statement dated 13 December 2023 that the Claimant had produced for the purpose of the disciplinary hearing on …