It is unusual for employment tribunals to make costs orders against parties as the general rule is that each party must bear its own costs fees, charges and disbursements incurred.
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This is unlike the civil courts where the successful party has to pay the reasonable costs of the unsuccessful party. This case does however remind us that the employment tribunal has a wide discretion to make a costs award if it believes a party has conducted itself in a particular way. In the case of Southern Britannia Hotels Ltd and another , the claimant was a 22 year old waitress with a history of mental health issues working on a zero hours contract in a hotel.
The claimant alleged gender related harassment from her line manager who would touch her inappropriately, kiss her neck, make inappropriate comments and ask her personal questions about her sex life.
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The claimant also alleged bullying from another staff member. The hotel carried out three sub-standard investigations into the allegations and the claimant eventually took sick leave from work. The matter progressed to the employment tribunal where the tribunal found in favour of the claimant and found the hotel to be vicariously liable.
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The tribunal thought that the claimant was a consistent and credible witness whilst her line manager was not. They also found that the hotel had not implemented its policies, that the investigations it carried out were flawed and that it was not able to rely on the statutory defence.
The tribunal considered the vulnerability of the claimant when making the award and particularly her young age and her history of mental health issues. The tribunal also commented in the judgment that the claimant felt like she had a lack of security due to her being on a zero hours contract and was afraid to complain as she was worried she may receive less work.
This case acts as an important reminder for employers to ensure that they handle allegations of discrimination carefully and carry out appropriate investigations into all complaints, even those from workers on zero hours contracts. The cross-bench peer Lord Browne shares his views on lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual people in senior roles stating that companies should set-out how many people in senior roles are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual.
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