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A v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police and Another: CA 5 Nov 2002

The appellant had undergone a male to female sex change, but was refused employment by the respondent before the Human Rights Act came into effect. Held: Although the Human Rights Act could not apply, the act was in breach of the Equal Treatment Directive and discrimination. The 1999 regulations were incompatible with the provisions of … Continue reading A v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police and Another: CA 5 Nov 2002

Coote v Granada Hospitality Ltd: EAT 19 May 1999

The refusal of an employer to provide a reference to an employee who had left and claimed sex discrimination against the company could of itself and also found a claim for sex discrimination as victimisation. European regulations required the court to interpret our own regulations widely enough to comply with the European Regulations. The claim … Continue reading Coote v Granada Hospitality Ltd: EAT 19 May 1999

Coker and Osamor v The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chancellor’s Department: CA 22 Nov 2001

The Lord Chancellor’s action in appointing to a special adviser’s post someone he already knew and trusted, without first advertising the post openly, was not an act of sex or race discrimination. Had they applied, they would not have been appointed because they were not personally known to the Lord Chancellor. In practice a post … Continue reading Coker and Osamor v The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chancellor’s Department: CA 22 Nov 2001

Mahlburg v Land Mecklenberurg-Vorpommern Cas: ECJ 3 Feb 2000

A refusal to appoint a pregnant woman to a post for an indefinite period because of that pregnancy was in breach of the Directive even though national statutory rules precluded employment of the woman during the period of the pregnancy. Citations: Times 17-Feb-2000, C-207/98, [2000] EUECJ C-207/98 Links: Bailii Statutes: Equal Treatment Directive (76/207/EEC) Discrimination, … Continue reading Mahlburg v Land Mecklenberurg-Vorpommern Cas: ECJ 3 Feb 2000

Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Limited: CA 23 May 2000

The fact that an employment contract was tainted with illegality of which the employee was aware, did not deprive the employee of the possibility of claiming rights which were due to her under a statute which created rights associated with but not dependent upon the contract. There could be no derogation from the European Directive … Continue reading Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Limited: CA 23 May 2000

Coote v Granada Hospitality Ltd: ECJ 22 Sep 1998

coote_granadaECJ1998 The employer had refused to provide a reference after the claimant had left the company after making a sex discrimination claim. She said this was victimisation. Held: The state has a duty to protect workers against retaliation after employment has been terminated by employers against who claim for sex discrimination had been successful. Victimisation … Continue reading Coote v Granada Hospitality Ltd: ECJ 22 Sep 1998