Tribunal lets Gitpod disability claimant pursue £76m schedule of loss
The Birmingham Employment Tribunal refused Gitpod’s bid to cap Shannon Burns’s disability-discrimination schedule of loss at £1 million, allowing her to pursue about £76 million, The Independent reported on September 24, 2026. Burns, a former Gitpod vice-president of engineering with ADHD, previously won liability findings after her dismissal following a work trip. The tribunal also ordered disclosure of the value of Gitpod’s sale to OpenAI; a remedies hearing remains pending subject to appeal.
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Key points
- Judge Rachel Wedderspoon dismissed Gitpod’s deposit-order application seeking to cap losses above £1 million.The IndependentScottish Legal News
- Burns is pursuing a schedule of loss of about £76.07 million after winning disability-discrimination liability findings.The IndependentScottish Legal News
- She was dismissed as Gitpod VP of engineering after a 2023 Austria offsite; the tribunal linked dismissal to her disabilities including ADHD.The Independent
- The tribunal ordered Gitpod to disclose the value of its sale to OpenAI.The IndependentScottish Legal News
- A remedies hearing is still to come, subject to Gitpod’s appeal of the liability ruling.The IndependentScottish Legal News