Fujitsu Services Ltd
Case Summary
The claimant, a former employee of the respondent, brought multiple claims including unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and harassment. The tribunal found in the claimant's favour on several of the complaints, including failure to make reasonable adjustments and harassment related to disability, but dismissed the majority of the claims.
Key Issues
- •Failure to make reasonable adjustments
- •Harassment related to disability
- •Indirect discrimination about contact requirements during sickness absence
Claim Types
Cited Laws and Legal Issues
ee of the respondent, brought multiple claims including unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and harassment. The tribuna
nt, brought multiple claims including unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and harassment. The tribunal found in the claimant's f
Decision Text
Case Numbers: 3322572/2019, 3312130/2020 and 2204298/2021 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr T Duncan Respondent: Fujitsu Services Limited Heard at: Watford (in public; partly in person and partly remote) On: 26, 27, 28, 31 October 2022 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 21, 22 November 2022 12, 13 December 2022 13 February 2023 In chambers on: 14 to 17 February 2023; 2 and 3 March 2023; 5 and 6 April 2023 Before: Employment Judge Quill (from 31 October 2022; EJ Maxwell prior) Ms Barratt Ms Harris Appearances For the claimant: Representing himself with assistance of his father For the respondent: Mr P Michell, counsel JUDGMENT 1. By a unanimous decision, the complaint of harassment related to disability by failure to conduct stress risk assessment (identified in Row 2 of Scott Schedule) succeeds. 2. By a unanimous decision, the complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments and indirect discrimination about contact requirements during sickness absence (identified in Row 15) of Scott Schedule succeed. 3. By a majority decision (Ms Barratt and Ms Harris), the complaint of harassment related to disability by supplying information to the Claimant’s mother (identified in Row 17 of Scott Schedule) succeeds. 4. By a unanimous decision, the complaint of failure to make reasonable adjustments in relation to requiring oral communication (Row 51 of Scott Schedule) succeeds. 5. By a unanimous decision, the complaint of failure to make reasonable adjustments in relation to information about meetings (Row 61 of Scott Schedule) succeeds. 6. All of the other complaints fail and are dismissed. Case Numbers: 3322572/2019, 3312130/2020 and 2204298/2021 REASONS Introduction 1. The Claimant is a former employee of the Respondent. He presented the following three claim f...
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Case Details
- Case Number
- 3322572/2019
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision Date
- 28/06/2023
- Published
- 11/01/2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales