East Dunbartonshire Council

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8002033/2024 5 Held in Glasgow on 3, 4, 5 and 6 November 2025 Employment Judge L Wiseman Ms Kirsty Anderson Claimant 10 In Person East Dunbartonshire Council Respondent 15 Represented by: Ms C Magowan - Solicitor 20 JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The judgment of the tribunal is: (i) to dismiss the complaint that the claimant was subjected to detriment on the ground of having made a protected disclosure (section 47B Employment Rights Act); 25 (ii) to dismiss the complaint the dismissal of the claimant was automatically unfair (section 103A Employment Rights Act) and (iii) to dismiss the complaint of unfair dismissal. REASONS 1. The claimant presented a claim to the Employment Tribunal on the 4 30 December 2024 alleging she had been unfairly dismissed; automatically unfairly dismissed for making a protected disclosure and subjected to detriment for making a protected disclosure. 2. The respondent entered a response admitting the claimant had been dismissed for reasons of gross misconduct but denying the dismissal was 35 unfair and denying the claimant had made protected disclosures and was subjected to detriment and dismissal for that reason. 8002033/2024 Page 2 3. The case was subject to case management, following which a Note was issued. The Note confirmed the claimant relied on two disclosures: the first was made at a meeting with her line manager on the 15 September 2022 and the second was made in a grievance letter dated 6 November 2022 which had been sent to HR. 5 4. The detriments relied upon by the claimant were:- (i) not being included in a restructure of the team; (ii) not b...