Tansell v Henley College Coventry [2012] UKEAT/0238/12/KN

The claimant worked as a Sessional Communication Support Worker at Henley College Coventry and provided support to deaf students. He was a term time worker and his contract was not renewed. The claimant had, however, previously been involved in disciplinary proceedings and received a written warning. He then received a letter explaining that the College was having to make all sessional workers redundant and that his employment was terminated. He claimed Unfair Dismissal, automatic Unfair Dismissal for making a protected 59 disclosure, victimisation and disability discrimination, but the College claimed that there had simply been a redundancy. The