Butchers Pet Care Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant brought claims for automatic unfair dismissal due to pregnancy and pregnancy discrimination against her employer, Butchers Pet Care Ltd. The tribunal dismissed both claims as they did not succeed. Although the tribunal found unreasonable conduct by the claimant in bringing and continuing the claims, no order for costs was made.

The reasons were given orally at the hearing and no written full reasons are provided in the judgment document. The tribunal's finding is that the claims for automatic unfair dismissal because of pregnancy and pregnancy discrimination did not succeed.

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• •automatic unfair dismissal because of pregnancy
• •pregnancy discrimination

Case No: 3315335/23 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss Y Borovenska Respondent: Butchers Pet Care Ltd Heard at: Watford On:18 and 19 May 2026 Before: Employment Judge Isabel Manley Representation Claimant: Mr J Cipa, lay representative Respondent: Mr B Frew, counsel Russian Interpreter: Ms L Altuhhova JUDGMENT 1 The claim for automatic unfair dismissal because of pregnancy does not succeed. 2 The claim for pregnancy discrimination does not succeed. 3 The claims are dismissed. 4 Although there was unreasonable conduct by the claimant in bringing and continuing these claims, in all the circumstances, I do not make an order for costs. Approved by Employment Judge Isabel Manley Date 20 May 2026 JUDGMENT SENT TO THE PARTIES ON 20 May 2026 FOR THE TRIBUNAL OFFICE Case No: 3315335/23 Public access to employment tribunal decisions 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. If there are written full reasons for the judgment, they are also published. Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. The reasons given orally were the full reasons, and therefore the written full reasons would be provided if there was such a request.