Mr Mandley v JC Bamford Excavators Ltd: 1307874/2019
JUDGMENT
[1]The Respondent did not contravene section 39 of the Equality Act 2010 by discriminating against the Claimant because of disability as follows: 1.1. By continuing to employ him on a works contract as opposed to a staff contract from January 2011 until the termination of his employment on 30 September 2019. 1.2. By not paying him an additional allowance for employees on a works contract, from November 2017 until the termination of his employment on 30 September 2019.[2]The Respondent did not contravened section 40 of the Equality Act 2010 in that it did not harass the Claimant (related to disability) as follows: 2.1. At a meeting between the Claimant and Mr L Richards on or around 16 April 2019. 2.2. In a discussion between the Claimant and Mr A Brindley on or around 18 April 2019.[3]The Respondent did not contravene section 39 of the Equality Act 2010 by failing to make reasonable adjustments following the Claimant’s return to work from cochlear implant surgery in August 2019. Case No: 1307874/2019[4]The Claimant was not dismissed with effect from 30 September 2019. His complaint of unfair dismissal is accordingly not well-founded.[5]All of the Claimant’s complaints are dismissed.