D&D London Ltd
Case Summary
The employment tribunal struck out several claims related to direct age discrimination, direct sex discrimination, harassment related to age and sex, victimisation, and other payments. The remaining claims will proceed to a tribunal hearing.
Key Issues
- •management allowing a male toilet attendant to pass work onto the claimant at the end of his shift/start of her shift
- •unidentified staff isolating, gossipping and commenting about the claimant including about the pay disparity with Stephen
- •unidentified people (possibly guests) making comments about the claimant being abused and nobody caring
- •management encouraging regular guests to gossip and comment on how she was doing her role
- •management prioritising Stephen’s holiday requests
- •management denying the claimant's full holiday request on grounds of business needs
- •management allowing a disparity in pay between the claimant and a male toilet attendant, Stephen
- •unidentified people watching/spying on the claimant, including being told people were being given free drinks to check on her
- •management encouraging regular guests to gossip and comment on how she was doing her role
Claim Types
Decision Text
v3 10.2.25 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms O Olawepo Respondent: D&D London Limited Heard at: London Central (by cvp) On: 10 February 2025 Before: Employment Judge Emery Appearances For the claimant: Mr Rolls (Mackenzie friend) For the respondent: Ms Montaz (consultant) PRELIMINARY HEARING IN PUBLIC JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: Strike out of part of claim 1. The following complaints are struck out under Employment Tribunal Rule 38(1)(a) because they have no reasonable prospect of success. 2. The references below use the numbers in the Further Information pages 56-68 hearing bundle. Direct age discrimination 2: C’s manager denying her full holiday request on grounds of business needs. 4: DL remarked as C was leaving the restaurant at the end of her shift “... she’s very quick...” 5: C being given an excessive workload as there was only one cleaner. Direct sex discrimination v3 10.2.25 2 2: (a) Management allowed a male toilet attendant to pass work onto C at the end of his shift/start of her shift, and (b) C was intimidated after she brought uncompleted work to management's attention, and (c) management prioritised Stephen’s holiday requests. 3: unidentified staff (a) isolated, gossiped and commented about C, including (b) about the pay disparity with Stephen 4: unidentified people (possibly guests) commented about C, including comments such as “she’s being abused and nobody cares” 5: after C complied about being given Stephens uncompleted tasks, a manager said “she won't be saying anything again, she will just be doing it” and smiled. Harassment related to age 1: Comments made by unidentified people including “she can’t cope. By the time she gets back the toilet is dirty is gain”; “they're so guilty they even have to resort to sabotage” (when C was removing pants with faeces on)” 2: Unidentified peo...
Employer
Case Details
- Case Number
- 2210291/2023
- Decision Date
- 17/03/2025
- Published
- 31/03/2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Emery