Miss I Owen v The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest And Natural Beauty: 1404725/2020
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 16 March 2022 |
| Date | 16 March 2022 |
| Citation | 1404725/2020 |
| Court | Employment Tribunal |
| Published date | 14 April 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Race Discrimination |
Case No. 1404725/2020
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EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
BETWEEN
Claimant Respondent
Miss Isabel Owen AND The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest
And Natural Beauty
JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL
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EMPLOYMENT JUDGE N J Roper MEMBERS Ms E Smillie
Mr J Evans
Representation
For the Claimant: In Person
For the Respondent: Miss G Nicholls of Counsel
JUDGMENT
The unanimous judgment of the tribunal is that the claimant’s claims are all
dismissed.
RESERVED REASONS
1. In this case the claimant Miss Isabel Owen claims that she has been unfairly constructively
dismissed, and suffered detriment and/or automatically unfair dismissal, on the grounds
that she had made a protected disclosure. She also brings a claim for victimisation. The
respondent contends that the reason for the dismissal was redundancy, and it denies the
claims.
2. We have heard from the claimant, and the respondent did not challenge the short
statement adduced by her partner Mr Phillip Bennett on her behalf. For the respondent we
have heard from Ms Michaela Hall and Mr Karl Prentice.
3. There was a degree of conflict on the evidence. We have heard the witnesses give their
evidence and have observed their demeanour in the witness box. We found the following
facts proven on the balance of probabilities after considering the whole of the evidence,
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