Google UK Ltd and others

1 THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Mr R Frewer v (1) Google UK Limited (2) Tim Chatwin (3) Richard Turner (4) Noah Samuels Heard at: London Central On: 16-20, 23-24 May 2022 25 May 2022 in Chambers Before: Employment Judge Glennie Mr P de Chaumont-Rambert Mr D Shaw Representation: Claimant: Mr Harding (Counsel) Respondent: Mr Stone (Counsel) JUDGMENT The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the complaints are all dismissed. REASONS 1. By his claim to the Tribunal, the Claimant, Mr Frewer, made complaints of unfair dismissal (both “ordinary” unfair dismissal and automatic unfair dismissal by reason of making protected disclosures); detriment for making 2 protected disclosures; wrongful dismissal (non-payment of notice pay) and disability discrimination. The Respondents all resisted these complaints. 2. The Tribunal is unanimous in the reasons that follow. The issues 3. The list of issues as agreed by the parties is extensive and appears at pages 115-123 of the agreed bundle. The essential questions to be determined by the Tribunal were as follows: 3.1 What was the reason / were the reasons for the Claimant’s dismissal. 3.2 Did the First Respondent act reasonably or unreasonably in dismissing the Claimant. 3.3 Was the Claimant treated less favourably than a hypothetical nondisabled comparator (it being accepted that he was at all material times disabled by reason of depression) in that he was dismissed and his appeal against dismissal was dismissed. 3.4 Was the same treatment ...