Ms L O’Hara v The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and Others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001011/2025 Held in Edinburgh on 25 – 28 November; 1 – 3 December 2025; and 2 – 6 February 2026 Employment Judge Campbell Ms L O’Hara Claimant In Person The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland First Respondent Represented by: Ms M Maclean - Solicitor C Gibson Second Respondent c/o The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Represented by: Ms M Maclean - ...

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL Each of the claimant’s complaints is unsuccessful on its merits and is dismissed.

REASONS Introduction

1. This was a claim made by a former employee of the company which operates the Edinburgh Zoo. The claimant is an experienced zoologist who worked for 8001011/2025 Page 2 the respondent for around nine months, but who resigned after her probation period was extended a second time.

2. The hearing took place over 12 days in person in Edinburgh. The claimant represented herself and gave evidence. She called her sister, Louise O’Hara Bathgate as a witness. Ms Maclean represented the respondents. She called the following as witnesses: a. Ms Kenna Valles, Zookeeper and the fourth respondent, b. Ms Roslin Talbot, Senior Zookeeper, c. Ms Deborah Mason, People and Culture Manager...