S Ward v The Press Association Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) 5 Case No: 8000150/2025 Hearing held by CVP at Dundee on 15 April 2025 10 Employment Judge McFatridge S Ward Claimant 15 Represented by: Ms Stobart, Advocate Instructed by: Thompsons Solicitors LLP 20 The Press Association Ltd Respondent Represented by: Mr Francis, Barrister Instructed by: 25 Keystone Law Ltd

30 JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The judgment of the Tribunal is that the tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the claim as it is time barred.

REASONS 35 1. The claimant submitted a claim to the tribunal in which she claimed that she had been unlawfully discriminated against by the respondent in that the respondent had failed to make a reasonable adjustment. The respondent submitted a response in which they denied the claim. They

E.T. Z4 (WR) 8000150/2025 Page 2 made the preliminary point that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the claim as it was time barred. A preliminary hearing was fixed in order to deal with the time bar issue. Neither party sought to lead evidence at this hearing but both made legal submissions. I proceeded on the basis that 5 the claimant’s claim was as set out in their ET1. I had regard to...

2. The respondent provided their initial skeleton argument in written format. They set out the background to the case. The claimant is a journalist who remains employed by the respondent. It was noted that the respondent accepted that the claimant was disabled by a combination of narcolepsy 25 and cataplexy, the latter being sudden temporary muscle weakness that is closely associated with narco...