Sapan Maini-Thompson acts for successful Claimant in unfair dismissal and discrimination case

Sapan Maini-Thompson successfully represented a Claimant secondary school teacher against an Academy Trust in a claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability under section 15 Equality Act.

The Claimant, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was dismissed for an alleged safeguarding failure ending her unblemished 34-year teaching career.

The Tribunal decided the Trust had no reasonable belief that the Claimant was individually responsible for the averred failure. The Tribunal found the Claimant had been unfairly blamed for a “system failure”. In addition, by failing to investigate the implications of the Claimant’s forgetfulness (arising from her disability) in relation to a separate safeguarding incident for which the Claimant was also blamed, the Trust’s decision to dismiss was discriminatory.

The case was heard over 6 days at Watford Employment Tribunal. Sapan was instructed by Jayne Harrison at Richard Nelson LLP.

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Sapan Maini-Thompson practices in employment, discrimination, public law and professional discipline. Sapan represents Claimants and Respondents in both statutory and commercial employment matters. He also conducts employment-related investigations. He has worked with clients across multiple sectors including health & social care, higher education, financial services, retail, local and central government.

To find out more about Sapan, contact Nicholas Levett on +44 (0)20 7427 4908 or Mark Gardner on +44 (0)20 7427 4909 for a confidential discussion.

News 22 Nov, 2024