Further comment:
Tribunal found failure of lift was issue for landlord and outside control of Ms Onasanya as the employer.
In circs where disabled or gender appropriate loo was difficult of access 'use the gents' was a pragmatic approach. Claimant has IBS so presumably when she's got to go it's pretty urgent.
Ms Goodenough was representing herself as she is now on Universal Credit and cannot afford legal representation. The employer was legally represented so judge potentially has to deal with 'inequality of arms'. While there's not normally legal aid for Employment Tribunals it is still available for discrimination cases and (presumably) Ms Goodeneough claimed discrimination for disability. As an employee of less than two years standing she'd need to show dismissal was for reason that's automatically unfair, probably not relevant here, or discrimination in order to gain right to go to tribunal.
Maybe she failed the 'merit' test for legal aid......
I assume the judgement will appear on the public register in due course but it's not there yet.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sat 6 Apr 19 at 16:36
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