Claimant v NHS Shared Business Services Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
Complaint regarding alleged comments about not wearing a headscarf in 2015 and 2016 and an alleged comment in August 2022 about being thought to be from Pakistan and looking Muslim was withdrawn by the claimant.
Complaint regarding alleged comments about not wearing a headscarf in 2015 and 2016 and an alleged comment in August 2022 about being thought to be from Pakistan and looking Muslim was withdrawn by the claimant.
Harassment complaint related to race arising from alleged comments regarding not wearing a headscarf in 2015 and 2016 and an alleged comment in August 2022 was withdrawn by the claimant.
Harassment complaint related to religion arising from alleged comments regarding not wearing a headscarf in 2015 and 2016 and an alleged comment in August 2022 was withdrawn by the claimant.
Complaint arising from alleged comment in 2016 that claimant was at a young age to start a family and was missing out on life was withdrawn by the claimant.
Harassment complaint related to age arising from alleged comment in 2016 that claimant was at a young age to start a family and was missing out on life was withdrawn by the claimant.
Complaints of whistleblowing detriment reliant on protected disclosures regarding raising the issue of overpayments in October 2022 and March 2023 were withdrawn by the claimant.
Complaint of unfavourable or less favourable treatment regarding denial of training opportunities in 2024, made without reference to any particular protected characteristic, was struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success.
Complaint of whistleblowing detriment in respect only of the detriment of HR allegedly breaching claimant's confidentiality was dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success.
Complaint of victimisation in respect only of the detriment of HR allegedly breaching claimant's confidentiality was dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success.
Facts
Ms Stone brought multiple discrimination claims against NHS Shared Business Services Ltd including race, religion and age discrimination based on alleged comments made between 2015 and 2022, whistleblowing detriment claims related to raising overpayment issues in 2022 and 2023, and claims regarding denial of training opportunities in 2024 and alleged HR confidentiality breaches. The matter came before the tribunal for a preliminary hearing.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the majority of claims upon the claimant's withdrawal, including the race and religion discrimination/harassment claims regarding headscarf comments and the 2022 Pakistan comment, the age discrimination claim regarding family comments, and whistleblowing claims regarding overpayments. The remaining claims regarding training denial and HR confidentiality breach were struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success.
Practical note
A self-represented claimant withdrew multiple historic discrimination claims at preliminary hearing, while remaining claims were struck out for having no reasonable prospect of success, highlighting the importance of properly particularising claims with reference to specific protected characteristics.
Case details
- Case number
- 6016463/2024
- Decision date
- 11 July 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No