Mrs A Lee v Scottish Ambulance Service Board

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103197/2022 5 Held in Glasgow on 13, 14, 15 & 16 May 2024 Employment Judge P O’Donnell Mrs Amanda Lee Claimant 10 Represented by: Mr B Bokhari - Representative The Scottish Ambulance Service Board Respondent 15 Represented by: Mr G Fletcher - Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL 20 The judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claim of unfair dismissal is not well-founded and is hereby dismissed.

REASONS Introduction

1. The Claimant has brought a complaint of unfair dismissal under s94 of the 25 Employment Rights Act 1996 arguing that she resigned in circumstances which amounted to a dismissal as defined in s95(1)(c) of the 1996 Act (constructive dismissal). The respondent resists the claim arguing that there was no dismissal but, if there was a dismissal, any dismissal was fair. Preliminary/case management...

3. First, the respondent made an application at the outset of the hearing to strike- out the claim under Rule 37 on the basis that the claimant’s conduct in relation 4103197/2022 Page 2 to the preparation and exchange of witness statements was scandalous relying on the following grounds: a. There was a reference in all three statements lodged by the claimant to her religion. An application by t...