Lloyds Banking Group plc

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001650/2024 Held in Edinburgh on 7, 8, 9, 10 July and 17 November 2025 Member’s meeting held on 19 December 2025 Employment Judge M Sutherland Tribunal Member Richard Henderson Tribunal Member Zoe van Zwanenberg Samantha Nelson Claimant Represented by: Mr B McKinlay, Solicitor Lloyds Banking Group plc Respondent Represented by: Mr R Bradley, Of counsel [instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP] JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the complaints do not succeed and are accordingly dismissed. REASONS Introduction 1. The claimant has made complaints of maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal which are denied by the respondent. In summary, the claimant was dismissed by stated reason of redundancy during her maternity leave. 8001650/2024 Page 2 2. A final hearing was listed to determine liability and remedy. Both parties had professional representation. 3. Parties lodged a joint bundle of documents and had agreed a Statement of Facts. The claimant gave evidence on her own behalf. The respondent called the following witnesses to give evidence: Mark Gant and Steven Mumford. 4. Both parties made submissions. 5. The following initials are used by way of abbreviation in this judgment – Initials Name Job Title SN Samantha Nelson Team Manager (the claimant) MM Michael Moore Senior Team Manager (1 st Line Manager) MG Mark Gant Appeal/ Grievance hearing manager SM Steven Mumford Senior Team Manager (2 nd Line Manager SB Sara Bayley Head of BBFA List of Issues 6. It was agreed between the parties that the issues to be determined were as follows – 1. UNFAIR DISMISSAL 1.1 Fairness 1.1.1 Was the reason for the Claimant's dismissal a diminished need for employees to do work of a particular kind or the cessation of ...