Mr C Thacker v Bridgend Farmhouse

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case No: 8000056/2022 Held at Edinburgh on 21 April 2023 10 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn 15 Mr C Thacker Claimant Represented by: Mr D Stevenson, CAB representative 20 Bridgend Farmhouse Respondent Represented by: Mr J Knox, Trustee 25

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL 30 The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claimant was, at the relevant time for the purpose of his claim, disabled within the meaning of section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010, and his claim may proceed to a final hearing.

REASONS 35

1. This case came before me for an open preliminary hearing to determine whether, at the material time for the purposes of his complaints (1 November

ETZ4(WR) 8000056/22 Page 2 2021 up to and including 30 June 2022), the claimant was a person possessing the protected characteristic of disability by reason of dyslexia. The claimant was represented by Mr Stevenson. The respondent was represented by Mr Knox, accompanied by Mr M Heriot, also a Trustee. 5 Procedural history