Oasis Dental Care Ltd

Case No: 6000459/2023 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mrs D Clay Respondent: Oasis Dental Care Ltd Before: Employment Judge G. King JUDGMENT 1. Pursuant to Rule 39(1), the Employment Judge considers that the Claimant’s claim for: a) Harassment (s.26 Equality Act 2010) in respect of the email from Dawn Gray to the Claimant of 9 November 2022; has little reasonable prospect of success. The Claimant is ORDERED to pay a deposit of £350.00 not later than 14 days from the date this Order is sent, or on or before 18 October 2023 whichever is later, as a condition of being permitted to continue to advance those claims. 2. Pursuant to Rule 37(1), the Employment Judge considers that the Claimant’s claim for: a) Unfair Dismissal; has no reasonable prospect of success, and is struck out. Case No: 6000459/2023 REASONS 1. The Claimant brings a claim of harassment, pursuant to section 26 of the Equality Act 2010. This relates to an email sent to the Claimant by her manager, Dawn Gray, on 9 November 2022, which contains the phrase “we talked about Stockholm syndrome and the desire to make an abuser like you and how this could be seen with this action”. 2. The Claimant says she found this comment very offensive. She says that Dawn Gray has no clinical training and so could not diagnose Stockholm syndrome. The Claimant says that the comment was made verbally to her in a meeting with Dawn Gray on 8 November and then reiterated an email of 9 November. The Claimant says the meeting on 8 November involved a discussion about the Claimant’s PTSD, and this is the relevant protected characteristic that she relies upon for the purposes of this claim. 3. The Claimant also brings a claim of unfair dismissal, pursuant to section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, in respect of her dismissal on 22 December 2022. Law The Employment Tribunal...