Claimant v A-Day Consultants Limited t/a Academics
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant alleged that the respondent breached regulation 5 of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010, which relates to equal treatment rights for agency workers. The tribunal found that the respondent had not breached this regulation and dismissed the claim.
Facts
Mrs Bate worked as an agency worker through A-Day Consultants Limited trading as Academics. She brought a claim alleging that the respondent agency breached regulation 5 of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010, which provides equal treatment rights for agency workers after a qualifying period. The case was heard over two days in Nottingham.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the claim, finding that the respondent had not breached regulation 5 of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010. Reasons were given orally at the hearing and the full reasoning was not included in the written judgment.
Practical note
Agency worker equal treatment claims under regulation 5 of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 require clear evidence that the agency has failed to provide comparable terms and conditions after the qualifying period.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2601851/2024
- Decision date
- 18 March 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- professional services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep