Claimant v Alpha Manufacturing Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
This was a preliminary hearing on an application to amend to add claims under sections 15, 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010. The amendment was allowed by the tribunal.
This claim under section 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010 was allowed to be added by way of amendment at the preliminary hearing.
The application to amend to include a claim of indirect sex discrimination was dismissed by the tribunal as not well founded.
Facts
This was a preliminary hearing to determine applications to amend the claim. The claimant sought to add claims under sections 15, 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010 (disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments), and a claim of indirect sex discrimination. The hearing was held remotely by video.
Decision
The tribunal allowed the amendments to add disability discrimination claims under sections 15, 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010. The application to amend to include indirect sex discrimination was dismissed as not well founded.
Practical note
An application to amend to add disability discrimination claims (discrimination arising from disability and failure to make reasonable adjustments) was successful, but an attempted amendment to add indirect sex discrimination was rejected.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6009070/2024
- Decision date
- 23 June 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep