Ms S Dixon v Eden Academy Trust (formerly Stranton Academy Trust): 2503577/2018
JUDGMENT
The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is as follows:[1]The claim of discrimination on grounds of age is not well founded and is dismissed.[2]The claim of less favourable treatment on the ground of part time worker status is not well founded and is dismissed.[3]The claim of unfair dismissal is well founded and succeeds.[4]In respect of the finding of unfair dismissal, the Tribunal reduces the compensatory award by 70% to reflect the likelihood that the Claimant would have been fairly dismissed on 31 August 2018 had the Respondent acted reasonably and followed a fair procedure.[5]Any basic award will be negated by the amount of the statutory redundancy award already paid to the Claimant.[6]The parties must inform the Tribunal by 28 November 2019 whether they have agreed an amount by way of settlement or whether a remedies hearing should be listed. 1 of 2 Case Number: 2503577/2018[1]In respect of her claim of unfair dismissal the Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimant the total sum of £7,447.98 by way of a compensatory award.[2]The Claimant having received payment of a statutory redundancy payment, by agreement there is no basic award to be made.