The Claimant brought a claim to the Employment Tribunal against Fremantle Media Limited and Simco Limited and against Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden personally in that they failed to make reasonable adjustments for her disability. The Claimant was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. She claimed that the Productions Companies and/or Simon Cowell and Amana Holden should have made reasonable adjustments for her to enable her to perform a better audition. She tried to claim that the audition was part of a recruitment process as the outcome would result in a recording contract and hence employment. Further she claimed that showing her sub-standard audition piece on television subjected her to bullying and harassment.
The Employment Tribunal found that the Britain’s Got Talent is a game show and do not amount to employment it amounts to a lucrative prize of a recording contract.
It would appear to me that the Employment Tribunal have come to the right conclusion; otherwise the floodgates would be opened to allow all sorts of discrimination claims being brought in the Employment Tribunal.
The discrimination legislation does cover self employed, workers and employees. The legislation is in place to protect persons who are genuinely discriminated upon at recruitment, during employment and at the termination of employment.
If you need any further information regarding the discrimination laws, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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