6002138/2025Respondent Successful

Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Ltd

v Miss I Noon

20 March 2026·Employment Tribunal·England & Wales·Employment Judge Elliott

Respondent

Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Ltd

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Decision date

20 March 2026

Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

Jurisdiction

England & Wales

Judge

Employment Judge Elliott

Case Summary

Miss Irene Noon brought claims against Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Limited for unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, and failure to make reasonable adjustments. The tribunal found the unfair dismissal complaint and most reasonable adjustment complaints not well-founded, and dismissed the shopping-related reasonable adjustment claim as out of time with no just and equitable extension.

Why this outcome?

Claim not well-founded

The unfair dismissal complaint was dismissed as not well-founded. The disability discrimination complaint was dismissed as not well-founded. The shopping-related reasonable adjustment claim was dismissed as out of time with no just and equitable extension available. The cleaning and sink reasonable adjustment complaints were dismissed as not well-founded.

Key Issues

  • unfair dismissal
  • unfavourable treatment because of something arising in consequence of disability
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments in respect of shopping
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments in respect of cleaning and a sink

Decision Text

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Case number: 6002138/25 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss Irene Noon Respondent: Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Limited Heard at: Leeds On: 17, 18, 19, 20 March 2026 Before: Employment Judge Elliott Representation: For the claimant: Angie Noon, sister For the respondent: Mark Williams, counsel JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is not well-founded and is dismissed. 2. The complaint of unfavourable treatment because of something arising in consequence of disability is not well-founded and is dismissed. 3. The complaint of failure to make reasonable adjustments in respect of shopping was not presented within the applicable time limit. It is not just and equitable to extend the time limit. The claim is therefore dismissed. 4. The complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments in respect of cleaning and a sink are not well-founded and are dismissed. Approved by: Employment Judge Elliott 20 March 2026 Note Summary reasons for the judgment were given orally at the hearing. Written summary reasons will not be provided unless a party asked for them at the hearing or a party makes a written request within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments (apart from judgments under rule 51) and written full reasons for the 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.

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