Mr M Ford v The Scottish Ministers

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case no 4111836/2019 Held at Edinburgh on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 March 2021 and 13 May 2021 (deliberation day) 10 Employment Judge W A Meiklejohn Tribunal Member Mrs L Brown Tribunal Member Mr D Frew 15 Mr M Ford Claimant In person 20 The Scottish Ministers Respondent Represented by: Dr A Gibson - Solicitor 25

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claimant’s claims of automatically unfair dismissal, ordinary unfair dismissal and detriment on the ground of having made protected disclosures do not succeed and are dismissed.

30 REASONS

1. This case was listed for an eight day final hearing starting on 1 March 2021. We took 1 March 2021 as a reading day and the hearing itself began on 2 March 2021. The claimant appeared in person and the respondent was represented by Dr Gibson. 35

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