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Case Summary

The claimant, employed as a Business Development Co-ordinator for approximately five months, was dismissed during her probationary period. She brought claims of disability discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and indirect sex discrimination related to her dysmenorrhea. The tribunal found all three complaints were not well founded and dismissed them.

The tribunal found that the respondent's decision to dismiss was based on legitimate concerns about the claimant's suitability for the role, including the informal language and grammatical errors in a letter to a funder that was not approved by her line manager, her negative attitude toward her line manager and assigned work, rather than on her disability-related sickness absence. The tribunal concluded that sickness absence was not a factor in the dismissal decision and that the respondent had made reasonable adjustments available to the claimant.

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• •Discrimination arising from disability - dismissal due to sickness absence caused by dysmenorrhea
• •Failure to make reasonable adjustments - regarding hours makeup, workplace attendance, and working flexibility
• •Indirect sex discrimination - requiring attendance during agreed hours with particular disadvantage to women due to dysmenorrhea

Claim number: 6023444.2024 v3 10.2.25 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: S J Grey Respondent: 700 Club Heard at: Newcastle upon Tyne (remotely: by CVP) On: 21-23 October 2025 Before: Employment Judge Heather REPRESENTATION: Claimant: Mr P Ward (Counsel) Respondent: Ms Z Hussain (lay representative) JUDGMENT having been given orally at the hearing on 11 June 2024 and written reasons having been requested in accordance with Rule 62 (3) of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013, the following reasons are provided: REASONS Preliminary matters Timing of provision of these written reasons 1. Judgment and reasons were given orally in this matter on 23 October 2025 with the written judgment being prepared the same day. On 5 November 2025 the claimant made a written request (by email) for written reasons)). The written judgment was sent to the parties on 11 November 2025. 2. I was notified of the request for written reasons on 19 January 2026. I have prepared these written reasons at the earliest available opportunity having regard to pre-existing professional commitments. Format of the hearing 3. The hearing took place remotely, by CVP, over 3 days. Claim number: 6023444.2024 v3 10.2.25 2 Bundle and documentary evidence 4. I was provided with a hearing bundle which comprised 244 pages (inclusive of indices and cover sheets) and a supplementary disclosure bundle with 36 pages (including indices and cover sheets). 5. A further 3 pages of evidence were admitted during the hearing in the form of a document which included data to show when amendments to a previously disclosed document had been made. The claim 6. The claimant was employed by the respondent as a Business Development Co- ordinator from 23 April 2024 until 18 September 2024. 7. Early conciliation commenced on 22 October 2024 and ended on 3 December 2024. 8. The claim was presented on 30 December 2024. …