Mrs J Ward v Sternberg Reed LLP

Case Number: 3205464/2022

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mrs J Ward Respondent: Sternberg Reed LLP Heard: East London Tribunal Hearing Centre On: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,7, 8, and 9 July 2025 Before: Employment Judge S Shore Members: Mrs J Henry Professor J Ukemenam Appearances For the claimant: Mr J Ward, Lay Representative For the respondent: Mrs K Rotheram, CEO

JUDGMENT The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is that: Unfair Dismissal (ss. 94 to 98 Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”))

1. The claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal is dismissed. The sole reason for dismissal was redundancy. Direct Race Discrimination (s.13 Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”))

2. The Tribunal makes the following decisions regarding the claimant’s claims of direct discrimination because of race: 2.1. The claim that the claimant was dismissed as an act of direct race discrimination is dismissed. 2.2. The claim that the claimant was not offered an alternative role in the redundancy process as an act of direct race discrimination is dismissed. 1 of 58 Case Number: 320546...