Mr S Gourlay v HBOS plc

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8002138/2024 Held in Edinburgh on 23-25 June 2025 Employment Judge M Sangster Tribunal Member S Cardownie Tribunal Member D McDougall Mr S Gourlay Claimant In Person HBOS plc Respondent Represented by Mr G Cunningham Advocate

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the claimant’s complaints do not succeed and are dismissed.

REASONS Introduction

1. The claimant presented complaints of unfair dismissal, that his dismissal amounted to direct discrimination and/or discrimination arising from disability, and that the respondent failed to comply with a duty to make reasonable adjustments.

2. The respondent admitted the claimant was dismissed, but stated that the reason for dismissal was capability, which is a potentially fair reason. The respondent maintained that they acted fairly and reasonably in treating capability as sufficient reason for dismissal. They accepted that the claimant