Miss K Buttle v BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd (England and Wales : Public Interest Disclosure : Sex Discrimination : Unfair Dismissal) [2017] UKET 3347204/2016 (3 November 2017)

Miss K Buttle v BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd (England and Wales : Public Interest Disclosure : Sex Discrimination : Unfair Dismissal) [2017] UKET 3347204/2016 (3 November 2017)

The tribunal determined whether the claimant's dismissal and treatment were connected to her protected disclosure and/or her sex, applying the relevant statutory tests.

Citation
[2017] UKET 3347204/2016
Parties
Claimant: Miss K Buttle; Respondent: BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
03 November 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the respondent
Legal Topics
Public Interest Disclosure, Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal

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Parties

Miss K Buttle

Claimant

BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant was unfairly dismissed
  2. 2 Whether the claimant was subjected to sex discrimination
  3. 3 Whether the claimant suffered detriment for making a protected disclosure

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal determined whether the claimant's dismissal and treatment were connected to her protected disclosure and/or her sex, applying the relevant statutory tests.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the respondent