Ms C Merriman v 1st Staff Limited and others

The EAT allowed Ms Merriman’s appeal. Claims against individual respondents 2 to 5 for failure to make reasonable adjustments are reinstated.

This is an Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment given on 4 August 2026 by His Honour Judge Barklem. It concerns an appeal by Ms C Merriman against a decision of the Employment Tribunal at Midlands East promulgated on 8 November 2024.

The claimant brought a claim for failure to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010. The tribunal allowed the claim to proceed against the first respondent but struck out similar claims against respondents 2 to 5, who were individuals working for the first respondent.