Miss M Woollock v Potting Shed Trading Ltd and Screen Scratch Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 1800825/2017 (12 September 2017)

Miss M Woollock v Potting Shed Trading Ltd and Screen Scratch Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 1800825/2017 (12 September 2017)

The tribunal found that the claimant was subjected to less favourable treatment because of her sex, constituting direct sex discrimination, and that her contract of employment was breached by the respondents.

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Citation
[2017] UKET 1800825/2017
Parties
Claimant: Miss M Woollock; Respondent: Potting Shed Trading Ltd; Respondent: Screen Scratch Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
12 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Contract of Employment, Sex Discrimination
Employment Law Equality Law Contract of Employment Sex Discrimination

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Parties

Miss M Woollock

Claimant

Potting Shed Trading Ltd

Respondent

Screen Scratch Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant was subjected to sex discrimination by the respondents
  2. 2 Whether the claimant's contract of employment was breached

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant was subjected to less favourable treatment because of her sex, constituting direct sex discrimination, and that her contract of employment was breached by the respondents.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondents to pay compensation to the claimant for sex discrimination and breach of contract