Mr S Hameed v Newday Cards Ltd and Ms S Allison

Case Number:1806430/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr S Hameed Respondents: Newday Cards Limited (1) Ms S Allison (2) Heard: Leeds On: 26 June 2025 Before: Employment Judge JM Wade Appearances For the claimant: Mr O Ogunwanyo, legal consultant For the respondents: Mr H Zovidavi, counsel

JUDGMENT 1 The claimant’s complaints of direct discrimination because of race are dismissed. 2 The claimant’s complaint of victimisation succeeds to the extent set out below.

REASONS Introduction 1 The claimant worked for the respondent credit card business. He has now left its employment. Dismissal/resignation was not part of his allegations in this case and there was no application to amend. The claimant identifies as of Pakistani nationality and he brought very clear allegations of direct discrimination and victimisation as follows: “10 The Claimant relies on the...

11. The Claimant would rely on the following comparators: a. Rebecca Marshall; b. Daniel [Hayward]; c. Todd Watkins; d. Other teammates of the Claimant in the relevant time; e. A hypothetical comparator.” 2 He also presented a victimisation complaint relying on allegation c) above and a grievance and grievance appeal as the protected acts. 3 A case management discussion and subsequent agreed li...