Mr Rohatgi v Capita Customer Management Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000437/2023 5 Held in Glasgow on 17 June 2024 Employment Judge L Murphy Tribunal Member A Grant 10 Tribunal Member N Elliot Mr R Rohatgi Claimant In Person 15 Capita Customer Management Limited Respondent Represented by: Mr O Mills - 20 Barrister (E&W)

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the claimant’s application to strike out the respondent’s response in its entirety is refused.

WRITTEN REASONS FOR REFUSAL 25 Introduction

1. The claimant was employed by the respondent as a Customer Service Advisor from 9 May 2022 until he was dismissed on 9 August 2023. He complained of direct race discrimination under section 13 of the Equality Act 2010 (“EA”). The respondent denied the claim in its entirety. 30 2. The respondent was represented by an English qualified barrister called Mr Jackson at preliminary hearing on 6 Nov...

3. The final hearing took place at the Glasgow Tribunal on 17 – 20 June. On the first day of the hearing, the Tribunal heard the claimant’s strike out application. 5 The respondent was once again represented at the hearing by an English qualified barrister, this time named Mr Mills. The Tribunal unanimously refused the strike out application. Oral reasons were given. At the hearing, the claiman...