Ms E Francis v House of Gymnastics and Performing Arts: 2303740/2023
JUDGMENT
[1]The respondent made an unlawful deduction from the claimant’s wages in May 2023 and it is ordered to pay the claimant the sum of £175.[2]The claimant’s complaint of pregnancy and maternity discrimination is well-founded and it is ordered the respondent pay her the following by way of remedy:- 2.1. Compensation for losses arising from discrimination – £5,460; and 2.2. Compensation for injury to feelings - £1,500.[3]The respondent failed to furnish the claimant with updated particulars of employment following a contractual variation and it is ordered to pay her the sum of 2 weeks’ wages, £360, in statutory compensation for that breach.[4]The total amount the respondent must pay the claimant is £7,495.[5]The claimant has liberty to apply to amend the name of the respondent in this judgment for enforcement purposes. 1 of 2 Case Number: 2303740/2023 Approved by: RECONSIDERATION JUDGMENT[1]The respondent’s application for reconsideration of the judgment in this case is refused because there is no reasonable prospect of the original decision being varied or revoked, particularly in light of the respondent having been given from 19 May 2025 until 21 October 2025 to make an application to extend time to file a response and having failed to do so still by the re-convened final hearing on 4 November 2025.[2]In that context, the respondent’s application made now, based on an allegation that there was no opportunity to file a defence between service on 30 May 2024 and the final hearing on 4 November 2025 (15 months later) has absolutely no merit.[3]The judgment debt ordered in the case is confirmed and has by now fallen due.