UK Truck Bodies Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against because of something arising in consequence of disability (requirement for six weeks' surgery for cancer). The tribunal found the claimant was required to train his replacement and subsequently dismissed. The claimant was awarded compensation for unfair dismissal, failure to provide employment particulars, and disability discrimination including injury to feelings.

The claimant was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 because he was required to train his replacement and subsequently dismissed due to needing six weeks off work for cancer surgery.

• •Unfair dismissal following requirement to train replacement
• •Discrimination arising from disability (cancer surgery requiring six weeks absence)
• •Failure to provide written statement of employment particulars

Case No: 6005222/2025 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Christopher Freeman Respondent: UK Truck Bodies Ltd HELD AT: Newcastle/ CVP ON: 18 February 2026 BEFORE: Employment Judge Booth REPRESENTATION: Claimant: Respondent: In person No attendance or representation JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed. 2. The respondent shall pay the claimant the following sums in connection with the complaint of unfair dismissal within 14 days of the date on which this judgment is sent to the parties: (a) A basic award of £1,906.52. (b) An award for failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars of £1,057.70. Note that these are actual the sums payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied. 3. The complaint of direct discrimination because of disability under section 13 Equality Act 2010 is dismissed on withdrawal. 4. The complaint of discrimination because of something arising in consequence of disability under section 15 Equality Act 2010 is well-founded. The claimant was (i) required to train the respondent’s Production Manager to cover his work and (ii) subsequently dismissed due to the claimant needing six weeks off work for surgery for cancer. 5. The respondent shall pay the claimant the following sums in connection with the complaint of discrimination because of something arising in consequence of disability within 14 days of the date on which this judgment is sent to the parties: (a) An award for financial losses of £7,686.84. (b) An award for injury to feelings of £13,000. (c) Interest on the above awards of £2,088.71. Note that these are actual the sums payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied. 6. The TOTAL SUM payable to th…