Ms L Ricketts v McCurrach UK Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4103074/2022 5 Held in Glasgow on 12-15 June 2023 and via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) on 22-23, 28-30 November and 1 December 2023 Employment Judge Sangster 10 Tribunal Member Paton Tribunal Member McCaig Ms L Ricketts Claimant Represented by Mr C Mac - 15 Lay Representative McCurrach UK Limited Respondent Represented by: Mr P Maratos 20 Consultant

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is that the claimant’s complaints of: • direct discrimination because of age and/or sex; • indirect age and sex discrimination; and 25 • harassment related to age and/or sex do not succeed and are dismissed.

REASONS Background

1. The claimant presented complaints of direct discrimination because of age 30 and sex, indirect sex and age discrimination and harassment related to age and sex, all arising in relation to her employment with the respondent from 11 March 2020 to 6 January 2022. The respondent denied that the claimant had been discriminated against or harassed. 4103074/2022 Page 2

2. Preliminary hearings for case management were held on 1 August 2022 before Employment Judge Eccles (the First Preliminary Hearing), on 16 January 2023 before Employment Judge d’Inverno (the Second Preliminary Hearing) and on 6 February 2023 before Employment Judge Hoey (the Third 5 Preliminary Hearing).