Ms Jacqui McLean v Vallourec Oil & Gas UK Ltd

The EAT allowed Ms McLean’s appeal, substituting a finding that her section 15 Equality Act claim succeeded and remitting Polkey to the same ET at the quantum hearing. The ET had already found unfair dismissal and dismissed direct discrimination.

This is an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision dated 7 September 2026. It concerns Ms Jacqui McLean and Vallourec Oil and Gas UK Ltd. The case arose from a redundancy dismissal. Ms McLean was a finance assistant who worked from home due to a mobility related disability.

The ET had found unfair dismissal for lack of consultation. It dismissed her claims of direct disability discrimination and discrimination arising from disability. It also found she would have been dismissed in any event which affected any compensable loss.