Wasu v First Choice Medical Care and Azeem Nizamuddin
A practice manager succeeded in constructive unfair dismissal after being excluded from work despite medical evidence supporting her return. Separate discrimination and whistleblowing detriment complaints were dismissed as late, with remedy reserved for another hearing.
Mrs Harmander Wasu succeeded in her constructive unfair dismissal complaint against First Choice Medical Care and Azeem Nizamuddin, while her age discrimination, sex discrimination and whistleblowing detriment complaints were dismissed as out of time. The reserved judgment was approved on 26 October 2026 and sent to the parties on 28 October. It followed hearings in July and October 2026. Remedy was left for a separate hearing, so the decision supplies no damages figure and should not be reported as establishing a particular compensation award.
The mixed outcome is important. The tribunal did not accept every allegation made against the respondents, and success in constructive unfair dismissal did not revive the other complaints. Much of the judgment examines the reasons for workplace changes after a GP practice changed hands, the interpretation of medical documents and the timing of proceedings. Its central factual finding concerned the employer’s insistence that Mrs Wasu remain away from work despite the medical material supporting her return. Several other matters relied upon as breaches of trust and confidence were rejected.