Claimant v Secretary of State for Justice
Outcome
Individual claims
By consent, the tribunal found the Respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments by not allowing the claimant to work from home on four specified occasions: 7 November 2022, 28 February 2023, a date in June 2023, and 19 September 2023.
By consent, the tribunal found the Respondent subjected the Claimant to discrimination arising from disability by issuing an unsatisfactory attendance warning (stage 1) on 18 January 2023 and a final written warning in relation to attendance on 9 October 2023.
Facts
The Claimant, Ms Platukyte, was employed by the Secretary of State for Justice and had a disability. She requested to work from home on four occasions between November 2022 and September 2023, which were refused. She was also given attendance warnings in January and October 2023. The parties reached a consent judgment on liability.
Decision
By consent, the tribunal found the Respondent liable for failing to make reasonable adjustments by refusing home working on four occasions, and for disability discrimination arising from disability by issuing attendance warnings. This was a liability judgment only; remedy to be determined separately.
Practical note
Public sector employers must carefully consider reasonable adjustment requests for home working and ensure attendance management procedures do not discriminate against disabled employees with disability-related absences.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2200224/2024
- Decision date
- 27 June 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- Secretary of State for Justice
- Sector
- central government
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor