Ms L Bates v The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police: 2411678/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 2411678/2023

Between

Ms L BatesClaimant

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester PoliceRespondent

Before

Employment Judge Dennehy

In person for claimant

Mr. J Jenkins (instructed by Counsel) for respondent

Date 24 September 2025

JUDGMENT

The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal on remedy for failure to make reasonable adjustments for disability (Equality Act 2010 sections 20 &21) is as follows:

[1]The Tribunal has made no recommendation or recommendations.

[2]The claimant is awarded the cumulative sum of £15,000 (fifteen thousand pounds) for the failure of the respondent to make a reasonable adjustment to its practice of:(i) allocating the claimant and other case workers a case load of between 50 and 68 cases;

(ii) allocating a caseload of which approximately 90% were complex psychological cases; and

(iii) not checking in with the claimant regularly about her mental wellbeing on from 1st November 2022.

[5]We make no award for any financial losses.

[6]The claimant is entitled to interest in accordance with the Employment Tribunal’s (interest on awards in discrimination cases) Regulations 1996: Interest on the award is £3,470.24, therefore the total award is £18,470.24. Heard at: Manchester Employment Tribunal On: 24 September 2025 Before: Employment Judge Dennehy Mr Q Colborn Ms H Sheard Case No.2411678/2023 Page 2 of 3

[7]The respondent is to pay the claimant the sum of £18,470.24 within 14 days of the date of receipt of the Judgment.