Mx C (Brook) Marshall v University of Dundee

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case No: 8000043/2023 Hearing held at Dundee on 26 and 27 July 2023 10 Employment Judge I McFatridge Tribunal Member A Shanahan Tribunal Member J McCullagh 15 Mx Conor (Brook) Marshall Claimant In person 20 University of Dundee Respondent Represented by: Ms L McArdle, Solicitor 25

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the claimant was not unlawfully discriminated against by the respondent on grounds of age. The claim is dismissed. 30

REASONS

1. The claimant submitted a claim to the Tribunal in which they claimed that they had been unlawfully discriminated against on grounds of age. They (the claimant prefers to use pronouns ‘they’ and ‘them’ and we have 35 endeavoured to respect this) stated that they had attended an interview with the respondent and had been asked an inappropriate age related question and that they had been discri...

E.T. Z4 (WR) 8000043/2023 Page 2 the post having discovered that an older candidate had been successful. The respondent submitted a response in which they denied the claims. A preliminary hearing was fixed for case management purposes during which it was confirmed that the sole issue to be tried was whether the 5 claimant was less favourably treated because of their age (direct discrimination)....