Ms L Maynard v M Group Services Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001755/2024 Held in Glasgow on 3, 4, 6 & 7 November 2025 Employment Judge: C McManus Members: J Anderson W Muir Ms Lauren Maynard Claimant In Person M Group Services Ltd Respondent Represented by:- Mr S Davis In-house Barrister

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is that:- • The claimant’s complaint of equal pay does not succeed and is dismissed. • The claimant’s complaint of equal value does not succeed and is dismissed. • The claimant’s complaint of direct sex discrimination under section 13 of the Equality Act 2010 does not succeed and is dismissed. • The claimant’s complaint ...

REASONS Background

1. There were two Case Management Preliminary Hearings (CMPHs) in this case, both before EJ Robison. The Notes from those CMPHs summarise discussions and set out Orders made. The claimant’s position was that she was paid less than other employees and that that was because of her sex (gender) and / or because of her race (being, with regard to the Equality Act 2010 (‘EqA’) section 9(1)(c): Carib...

2. As set out in the Note from the CMPH in May 2025, the claim proceeded on the basis that what had initially been framed as a sex discrimination complaint was for equal pay or equal value. It was agreed that at this Tribunal there would be consideration of the Material Factor Defence, on the basis of acceptance that the identified comparators shared the same job title and worked in the same pl...