Eddie Stobart Ltd v Graham

Subject Matter

DISCRIMINATION — Damages — Injury to feelings — Employer undertaking redundancy consultation while claimant on maternity leave — Claimant asserting right to be offered suitable alternative employment but required to attend interview — Claimant made redundant — Claimant e-mailing grievance to employer — E-mails blocked in error by employer’s IT security program — Claimant receiving no response to grievance despite bringing matter to employer’s attention — Tribunal finding failure to deal with grievance detriment connected to maternity leave — Award for injury to feelings of £10,000 — Whether excessive — Employment Rights Act 1996 (c 18), s 47C — Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3312), reg 19

[2025] EAT 14; [2025] ICR 1051; [2025] IRLR 334; [2025] WLR(D) 65, EAT