UK · EATCourt order
EAT upholds narrow reading of reasonable-adjustments finding in Steedman
The Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed Karen Steedman’s appeal in Steedman v East Lothian Council [2026] EAT 142, upholding a remitted tribunal’s narrow reading of an earlier reasonable-adjustments finding and a compensation award with no financial-loss element, Solicitors Journal reported on September 24, 2026. Lady Poole held the second tribunal could interpret the first decision’s adjustment as a time-limited internal team transfer and found no error on remedy.
Key points
- The EAT dismissed Steedman’s appeal against the remitted tribunal’s remedy decision.Solicitors Journal
- It upheld treating the reasonable adjustment as a transfer within East Lothian Works between Oct–Nov 2016.Solicitors Journal
- Lady Poole said interpreting earlier findings is part of a remedy tribunal’s ordinary function.Solicitors Journal
- The EAT declined to disturb the award of £15,250 plus interest with no financial-loss component.Solicitors Journal