Claimant v Barclays Bank UK PLC
Outcome
Individual claims
The claim relating to a 2019 disciplinary incident where the claimant alleged he was treated differently from a white colleague was struck out by the tribunal. The judgment indicates reasons are set out below an accompanying Deposit Order, but the specific reasoning for strike-out is not detailed in the extracted text.
Facts
The claimant, who worked for Barclays Bank, alleged that in 2019 he and a white colleague, Glynn Trebble, mistakenly locked another colleague in a room during end-of-day closedown. The claimant alleged the branch manager Mary Lawrence conducted a disciplinary hearing only for him and issued him a formal warning, while his white colleague was neither investigated nor disciplined. This formed the basis of a race discrimination claim.
Decision
The tribunal struck out the complaint relating to the 2019 disciplinary incident. The judgment cross-references an accompanying Deposit Order dated 5 December 2025 for the detailed reasons. The claim was determined to have no reasonable prospect of success.
Practical note
Race discrimination claims based on alleged disparate treatment in disciplinary matters can be struck out at a preliminary hearing if the tribunal finds they have no reasonable prospect of success.
Case details
- Case number
- 3305977/2024
- Decision date
- 5 December 2025
- Hearing type
- strike out
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- procedural
Respondent
- Sector
- financial services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor