Mr J Edgar v Hertfordshire Urgent Care Ltd: 3302768/2020
JUDGMENT
(1) The following emails sent by the Claimant were protected disclosures: (i) 10 August 2019 to CQC (“PID1”) (ii) 10 August 2019 to Debra Payne (“PID2”) (iii) 27 July 2019 to Claire Scott (“PID3”)(2) The email to David Archer on 5 November 2019 (alleged “PID4”) was not a protected disclosure. That same email was, however, a protected act within the meaning of section 27 of the Equality Act 2010 (“EQA”).(3) The Claimant has the following disabilities within the meaning of section 6(1) and 6(3) EQA: (i) Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (ii) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (“OCD”)(4) The Claimant was not subjected to any detriment on the ground that he had made a protected disclosure.(5) The reason for the Claimant’s dismissal was not that he had made a protected disclosure.(6) The reason for the Claimant’s dismissal was not that he had asserted statutory rights. Case Number: 3302768/2020(7) The Claimant was not entitled to notice of dismissal, and there was no breach of contract. His contract did not include the implied term which he alleged.(8) There was no failure to make reasonable adjustments.(9) There was no disability discrimination within the definition in section 15 EQA.(10) There was no direct disability discrimination.(11) There was no victimisation.(12) In summary, all of the complaints fail and there is no entitlement to remedy.