City College Plymouth

Case Summary

Employment Judge Hastie ruled that the claimant was a disabled person only due to cancer. The judge dismissed claims related to other impairments and found no substantial evidence for them.

The tribunal found that the claimant met the definition of a disabled person only in respect of cancer, as there was insufficient evidence to support claims relating to the claimant's other alleged impairments.

• •Claimant's disability status
• •Discrimination arising from disability
• •Failure to make adjustments

Case No: 6000458/2024 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr C Hindley-Matic Respondent: City College, Plymouth Heard at: Exeter (via video) On: 18 September 2025 Before: Employment Judge Hastie Representation Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr C MacNaughton, solicitor JUDGMENT The reserved judgment of the Tribunal on the preliminary issues is as follows: (1) The claimant was a disabled person by reason of cancer only. RESERVED REASONS Introduction 1. The preliminary hearing was to determine whether the claimant was at any material time a disabled person on account of impairments or combination of impairments at any material time pursuant to section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA10). Preliminary hearings (case management) 2. A preliminary hearing for case management purposes was conducted by Employment Judge Hay on 9 January 2025. A further preliminary hearing was conducted by Employment Judge Self on 10 July 2025. Background 1. The claimant was employed by the respondent as a lecturer from 13 September 2019 until 14 September 2023. He was dismissed following various allegations made against him which the respondent said amounted to gross misconduct justifying dismissal. The claimant started the early conciliation process on 6 December 2023. The ACAS certificate was issued on 17 January 2024. The ET1 was presented on 13 February 2024. Case No: 6000458/2024 2 2. The claimant brings claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination against his former employer, City College, Plymouth. The discrimination claims are brought under - section 15 EqA10 – discrimination arising from disability, and - section 21 EqA10 – failure to make adjustments. 3. The claimant alleges that the decision to discipline him and the decision to dismiss him constitute unf…