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4100923/2025Respondent Successful

River Island Clothing Co

1 September 2025ScotlandEmployment Judge Jane Porter
GOV.UK

Case Summary

The Employment Tribunal dismissed the claimant’s claims of constructive unfair dismissal, direct discrimination under s13 of the Equality Act 2010, and failure to make reasonable adjustments under s20 and s21 of the same act. The tribunal also found that the claimant was not a disabled person in terms of s6 of the Equality Act 2010 during the relevant period.

Key Issues

  • constructive unfair dismissal
  • disability status under Equality Act 2010
  • direct discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Employment Rights Act 1996 unfair dismissalEmployment Rights Act 1996

ribunal dismissed the claimant’s claims of constructive unfair dismissal, direct discrimination under s13 of the Equality Act 20

Equality Act 2010 disability discriminationEquality Act 2010

under s13 of the Equality Act 2010, and failure to make reasonable adjustments under s20 and s21 of the same act. The tribunal also fo

Decision Text

ETZ4(WR) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4100923/25 Preliminary Hearing held in Edinburgh on the CVP/Kinly platform on the 1 September 2025 at 11am Employment Judge Jane Porter SIR William Deighan Claimant In Person River Island Clothing Co Respondents Represented by: Ms Stobart, advocate JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL It is the judgment of the Employment Tribunal: (i) To dismiss the claimant’s claim of constructive unfair dismissal; (ii) To find that the claimant was not a disabled person in terms of s6 of the Equality Act 2010 in the relevant period, being December 2023-9 May 2025; 4100923/25 Page 2 (iii) To dismiss the claimant’s claims of direct discrimination under s13 of the Equality Act 2010 and failure to make reasonable adjustments under s20 and s21 of the Equality Act 2010 Employment Judge: J Porter Date of Judgment: 1 September 2025 Entered in register: 8 September 2025 and copied to parties

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Employment Details

Industry
Retail
Representation
Litigant in person

Case Details

Case Number
4100923/2025
Decision Date
01/09/2025
Published
15/09/2025
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge Jane Porter