Tinker v Eyre Arms Limited [2024]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    2602368/2022
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeal Tribunal (UKEAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Dismissal, Policies and Procedures
Issues covered: Unfair Dismissal; Sexual Harassment

Background: 

The claimant is a minor and he applied to work at the respondent as a waiter and pot washerHe was appointed following a short interview. He started in May 2022The issues arose when the claimant stated that the chef made a number of comments to him. This included ‘what are you doing my little sex machine?’,‘gorgeous boy’, ‘my little sugar plum’ as well as questions about the claimant’s sex lifeThis also led to situations in which the claimant stated that the chef had touched him inappropriately such as tickling his ribs and poking his bumThe claimant told another colleague who then informed the owner. 

This led to the claimant not

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This article is correct at 16/07/2024
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