O Ilunga v Portico Cooperate Reception Management Ltd

Case No: 2305959/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms O. Ilunga Respondent: Portico Cooperate Reception Management Limited Heard at: London South Employment Tribunal (sitting at Croydon) – Hybrid Hearing On: 3 to 6 June 2025 Before: Employment Judge McCann Representation Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr David Green (Counsel)

JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is that: (1) Whilst the claimant’s complaints were brought outside the time limit in s. 123(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), it is just and equitable to extend time under section 123(1)(b). (2) The respondent victimised the claimant contrary to EA 2010, ss. 27(1) and 39(4)(d) by placing her on garden leave, putting pressure on her to attend an info...

REASONS Background to the tribunal proceedings

1. The claimant was employed by the respondent as an Event Planner from 21 March 2022 until 27 July 2023. She presented her ET1/Claim Form to the Tribunal on 28 October 2023, having notified ACAS of a potential dispute with the respondent on 14 September 2023 and an Early Conciliation Certificate having been issued on 18 September 2023. In her ET1/Claim Form, the claimant indicated claims for r...