Shaw v Sandra Phillips and Martin Ron... [2011] NIIT 00779_11IT (21 October 2011)
The tribunal found, on the balance of probabilities, that the claimant was dismissed before the respondents knew of her pregnancy; therefore, there was no unlawful discrimination or automatically unfair dismissal.
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- Citation
- [2011] NIIT 00779_11IT
- Parties
- Claimant: Alison Shaw; Respondents: Sandra Phillips and Martin Ronald Phillips T/A Silver Birch Lodge Private Nursing Home
- Jurisdiction
- Northern Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 21 October 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Industrial Tribunal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Claims dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Pregnancy Related Dismissal, Sex Discrimination, Burden of Proof, Automatic Unfair Dismissal
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Parties
Alison Shaw
Claimant
Sandra Phillips and Martin Ronald Phillips T/A Silver Birch Lodge Private Nursing Home
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Industrial Tribunal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the claimant was unlawfully discriminated against on the grounds of pregnancy
- 2 Whether the claimant was automatically unfairly dismissed under Article 131 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
Ratio Decidendi
The tribunal found, on the balance of probabilities, that the claimant was dismissed before the respondents knew of her pregnancy; therefore, there was no unlawful discrimination or automatically unfair dismissal.
Court Disposition
Claims dismissed
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