Claimant v Ceder Hope Care Services Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal determined that the claimant is not a disabled person within the meaning of section 6 Equality Act 2010. Without establishing disabled status, the disability discrimination complaints could not succeed.
The tribunal found that the claimant was not dismissed. As dismissal is a fundamental requirement for an unfair dismissal claim, the complaint was not well founded.
Facts
The claimant brought claims of disability discrimination and unfair dismissal against his former employer, a care services company. The hearing took place over three days at Reading Employment Tribunal in October 2025. Both parties were represented by lay representatives.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed all claims. The tribunal found that the claimant did not meet the statutory definition of a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010, which was fatal to the disability discrimination claims. The tribunal also found that the claimant was not dismissed, which meant the unfair dismissal claim could not succeed.
Practical note
Establishing disabled status under section 6 Equality Act 2010 is a threshold requirement for disability discrimination claims, and proving that a dismissal actually occurred is essential to any unfair dismissal claim.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6008877/2024
- Decision date
- 8 October 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 3
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep