Mrs Y Kavanagh v B & M Retail Ltd: 3305394/2023
JUDGMENT
[1]The Tribunal having clarified the issues to the determined at the hearing, the Respondent made an application to postpone the hearing, which was refused.[2]The Claimant’s claim pursuant to section 13(1) of the Equality Act 2010 that the Respondent directly discriminated against her because of race by dismissing her is dismissed.[3]The Claimant’s claims pursuant to section 13(1) of the Equality Act 2010 that Ms Paula Turney, in the course of her employment, directly discriminated against the Claimant because of race, by making racist comments about her on 14 November 2022, 3 January 2023 and more generally in the workplace, are dismissed. Employment Judge McNeill KC 31 May 2024 10 July 2024 ……………………………. J Moossavi ……...…………………….. Notes Full reasons for the decision to dismiss the Claimant’s complaints and for the dismissal of the application to postpone the hearing were given orally at the hearing. If written reasons are required by either party, that party must make a request in writing to the Tribunal within 14 days of the sending of this decision to the parties.