Student takes university chiefs to tribunal over 'discrimination'

 
Tribunal: the hearing involves students from the University of London Union
Ben Jackson12 March 2014

A student is taking university chiefs to an employment tribunal after claiming she was unfairly treated at her students' union because she is dyslexic.

Jen Izaakson, who is diagnosed with dyslexia, claims she was not consulted about any reasonable adjustments before she was almost removed from her elected role as sabbatical officer at the University of London Union (ULU).

She also claims she received no verbal or written warnings before a ‘no confidence’ vote was held in April 2013, which ultimately failed.

Izaakson, who was editor of the union's London Student newspaper for the academic year 2012-13, claims union president Michael Chessum and vice-president Daniel Cooper implicitly referred to her dyslexia in connection with the 'no confidence' vote.

Speaking ahead of the tribunal, she said: “They were idiots for bringing my disability into it so explicitly.”

A decision is due at the Victory House employment tribunal in Holborn on Thursday.

Chessum and Cooper are yet to respond to a request for comment.

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