Mrs A Smart v The Infra Red Heater Company Ltd and Others: 2403521/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant was unfairly dismissed by the first respondent. Compensation was limited to a 4-week period, reduced by 90% for contributory fault/Polkey deductions and increased by 20% as an uplift for unreasonable failures to comply with in applying the ACAS code of practice by the respondent. The claimant is awarded compensation in the sum of £198.94.[2]The claimant’s claims of direct sex discrimination fail and are dismissed in their entirety.[3]The claimant’s claim of indirect sex discrimination fails and is dismissed.[4]The claims of wrongful dismissal and unlawful deductions from wages are dismissed on withdrawal. Approved by: