Miss J Hewitt v Elite Hair Lounge Ltd

Case Number: 6004451/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Miss J Hewitt Respondent: Elite Hair Lounge Limited Heard at: London South ET via CVP (video) On: 1, 2 and 3 October 2025 Before: Employment Judge Beckett Mr N Saunders Ms E Whitlam Appearances: For the claimant: Miss T Meek (claimant’s mother) For the respondent: Mr A Williams (solicitor)

JUDGMENT

1. The complaint of automatic unfair dismissal is well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed.

2. The following complaint of direct age discrimination is well-founded and succeeds: a. The respondent made reference to the claimant’s age when advising her to terminate her pregnancy (list of issues 3.2.2).