Claimant v Recycle Proline Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal determined that the claimant's dismissal was not automatically unfair for the protected reason of pregnancy. The complaint was not well founded.
The tribunal found that the claimant's complaints of maternity discrimination were not well founded and therefore failed.
The tribunal determined that the claimant's complaints of direct sex discrimination were not well founded and therefore failed.
Facts
Miss W Elizabeth was dismissed by Recycle Proline Limited while pregnant or on maternity leave. She brought claims alleging that her dismissal was automatically unfair due to pregnancy, that she had been subjected to maternity discrimination, and that she had suffered direct sex discrimination.
Decision
The tribunal heard evidence over five days and dismissed all claims. The tribunal found that the dismissal was not related to pregnancy, and that neither maternity discrimination nor sex discrimination had been established.
Practical note
Pregnancy-related dismissal claims require clear evidence linking the protected characteristic to the dismissal decision; the tribunal rejected all pregnancy and sex discrimination allegations in this case.
Case details
- Case number
- 2411361/2023
- Decision date
- 25 July 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 5
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister