Ms L Mullen v The City of Edinburgh Council

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8000422/2025 5 Held in Glasgow via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 15 April & 12 May 2025 Employment Judge F Eccles Ms Lisa Mullen Claimant 10 In Person The City of Edinburgh Council Respondent 15 Represented by: Ms A Drummond - Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL 20 The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the Tribunal has jurisdiction to consider the claim of disability discrimination.

REASONS

1. The claim was presented on 19 February 2025. The claim is of disability discrimination. It is not in dispute that the claimant’s employment with the 25 respondent ended on 30 June 2024. It is also not in dispute that the claimant contacted ACAS on 10 February 2025 and obtained an early conciliation certificate on 17 February2025. The claim was listed for a preliminaryhearing to determine whe...

2. During her evidence, the claimant referred to conversations that she claimed to have had with employees of the respondent about the most appropriate 35 time to present a claim. This was not something to which the claimant had 8000422/2025 Page 2 previously referred in the Tribunal proceedings and it was considered appropriate to allow the respondent an opportunity to take instructions and co...