Claimant v Spotlight Sports Group Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the dismissal was fair under Part X Employment Rights Act 1996. The claim was not well-founded and dismissed.
The tribunal found the claimant was not a disabled person by reason of ADHD or depression prior to 7 August 2023, therefore the failure to make reasonable adjustments claim for this period could not succeed and was dismissed.
Although the tribunal found the claimant was disabled from 7 August 2023 to 31 December 2023, the complaint regarding failure to make reasonable adjustments to the redundancy consultation and selection process was not well founded and was dismissed.
Facts
The claimant was dismissed by redundancy and brought claims for unfair dismissal and failure to make reasonable adjustments based on ADHD and depression. The tribunal had to determine whether the claimant was disabled at the relevant times and whether the respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments during the redundancy process.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed all claims. The unfair dismissal was found to be fair. The tribunal found the claimant was not disabled prior to 7 August 2023, but was disabled from that date until 31 December 2023. However, the respondent did not fail to make reasonable adjustments to the redundancy process.
Practical note
A finding of disability status at a particular time does not automatically mean reasonable adjustments claims will succeed - the employer must still have failed in its duty to make adjustments.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 1401095/2024
- Decision date
- 7 November 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 4
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No