J Blair v The Scottish Ministers

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case No: 4102204/2023 Hearing Held at Edinburgh by Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 October 2023, and 17 and 18 January 2024; and Members’ Meeting on 23 February 2024 10 Employment Judge: M A Macleod Tribunal Member: L Brown Tribunal Member: S Currie 15 James Blair Claimant Represented by Mr T Rushton Barrister 20 The Scottish Ministers Respon...

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL 30 The unanimous Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that: (1) The respondent directly discriminated against the claimant contrary to section 13 of the Equality Act 2010; (2) The respondent failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments both 35 in respect of section 20(3) and (5), and section 21, of the Equality Act 2010; (3) The claimant’s claims are n...

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REASONS

1. The claimant presented a claim to the Employment Tribunal on 17 March 5 2023, in which they complained that the respondent had discriminated against them on the grounds of disability.