The Claimant, who was disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, was dismissed by the Respondent whilst on sickness absence. An Employment Tribunal found that the Claimant had been unfairly dismissed, contrary to the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The Tribunal also upheld the Claimant’s claim that her dismissal constituted disability … Continue reading Department of Work and Pensions v Boyers (Disability Discrimination): EAT 24 Jun 2020

AGE DISCRIMINATION 1. The Employment Tribunal did not err in law in its construction of section 61 of the Equality Act 2010 or its impact on the availability of the defence provided by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 22 of that Act. 2. Section 61 prohibits the Appellants from acting in a manner which discriminates on … Continue reading London Fire Commissioner and Others v Sargeant and Others (Age Discrimination): EAT 12 Feb 2021

The claimants claimed equal pay, asserting use of particular comparators. The Trust said that there was a genuine material factor justifying the difference in pay. Held: To constitute a single source for the purpose of article 141, it is not enough for the non-RVI claimants to show that they have the same employer as the … Continue reading Armstrong and others v Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Hospital Trust: CA 21 Dec 2005

The employment tribunal had been bound to dismiss the claimant’s claim for discrimination arising from the claimant’s disability. The claimant had a disability which caused her to suffer from migraines caused by computer software, which the respondent unsuccessfully tried to address by use of screen magnification software. The respondent eventually moved the claimant to a … Continue reading Department of Work and Pensions v Robinson (Discrimination : Disability): EAT 23 Jul 2019

EAT Race Discrimination : Indirect – RELIGION OR BELIEF DISCRIMINATION Until 2002 the only Chaplains employed by the Prison Service were Christians. Since then, Chaplains of other faiths have been recruited. The pay scale for Chaplains reflects – inter alia – length of service. The Claimant, a Muslim Chaplain, was appointed in 2004. His claim … Continue reading Naeem v The Secretary of State for Justice: EAT 15 Jan 2014

RELIGION OR BELIEF DISCRIMINATION Discrimination – Religion and Belief – Indirect Discrimination – Justification – Section 19(2) Equality Act 2010 Bus drivers employed by the Respondent were required to work five out of seven days each week, including Fridays and Saturdays. This created difficulties for the Claimant who, as a Seventh Day Adventist, was required … Continue reading The City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd (T/A Oxford Bus Company) v Harvey: EAT 21 Dec 2018

EAT Disability Discrimination: Disability Related Discrimination – Reasonable adjustments – UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal – The Tribunal below was required under a decision of the Appeal Tribunal, subsequently (after the Tribunal’s decision) found by the Court of Appeal to have been in error, to apply the wrong comparison when determining claims for breach … Continue reading Perratt v The City of Cardiff Council: EAT 28 Jun 2016

EAT Practice and Procedure: Striking-Out/Dismissal – The Claimant – employed by the Respondent on a fixed-term basis in an airside ground staff capacity – had complained that his dismissal had been an act of victimisation contrary to section 27 Equality Act 2010 (in respect of previous complaints against the Respondent and a more recent complaint … Continue reading Ahir v British Airways Plc: EAT 15 Apr 2016

EAT Disability Discrimination – Reasonable adjustments – Justification – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs Disability Discrimination – Indirect Discrimination (section 19 Equality Act 2010) – Discrimination by Reasons of a Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments (sections 20 and 21) The Claimant made complaints of indirect disability discrimination and discrimination by reason of a failure to … Continue reading Muzi-Mabaso v HM Revenue and Customs: EAT 13 Nov 2015

EAT Disability Discrimination: Reasonable Adjustments – Section 15 The Employment Tribunal erred in failing to decide the disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments claims on the basis of the Provision, Criterion or Practice which it identified in the list of issues. Further, the Employment Tribunal erred in failing to make the necessary findings of fact or … Continue reading Secretary of State for Justice v Prospere: EAT 30 Apr 2015

Richards, Elias, McCombe LJJ [2015] EWCA Civ 1265, [2015] WLR(D) 523, [2016] IRLR 216, [2017] ICR 160 Bailii, WLRD Equality Act 2010 20 England and Wales Discrimination, Employment Updated: 31 December 2021; Ref: scu.556788

EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Justification; Disability Related Discrimination The Claimant accepted ill-health retirement at 38, because his disabilities were such that he could no longer continue in post. He was entitled to a pension calculated as if he had worked on until retirement age, which was to be paid immediately upon retirement and without actuarial … Continue reading Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme (The Trustees of) and Another v Williams (Disability Discrimination: Justification): EAT 21 Jul 2015

The appeal was against the rejection of the appellant’s claims for disability discrimination arising out of the withdrawal of a secondment opportunity in Montenegro on grounds of risk to her health. Both of her claims, under s. 15 (discrimination) and s. 20 (failure to make reasonable adjustments) of the Equality Act 2010, turned on whether … Continue reading Judd v Cabinet Office (Disability Discrimination): EAT 9 Dec 2021

EAT Disability Discrimination: Reasonable Adjustments The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed the appeal by the Respondent against the decision of the Employment Tribunal that it had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments on the ground that the Tribunal failed, as it was required to do, to make proper findings as to whether the adjustments sought … Continue reading Cummins v Ministry of Defence: EAT 20 Mar 2015

EAT Disability Discrimination: Reasonable Adjustments The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed the appeal by the Respondent against the decision of the Employment Tribunal that it had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments on the ground that the Tribunal failed, as it was required to do, to make proper findings as to whether the adjustments sought … Continue reading Ministry of Defence v Cummins: EAT 20 Mar 2015

EAT Contract of Employment : Implied Term/Variation/Construction of Term – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Burden of proof The Employment Tribunal had concluded that a contract of employment which stated that the Claimant was employed to work a minimum of 48 hours in fact meant a maximum of 48 hours. That finding was perverse: no one had … Continue reading Unwin v Oltec Group Trading Ltd and Another (Contract of Employment : Implied Term/Variation/Construction of Term): EAT 13 Feb 2015

EAT Disability Discrimination: Disability Related Discrimination – Justification – Disability related discrimination. Equality Act 2010 section 15. Non-payment of bonus due to the Claimants having received a warning for disability related sick absence. Prima facie discrimination causatively made out. The Employment Tribunal were entitled to reject the Respondent’s justification defence. Peter Clarke HHJ [2015] UKEAT … Continue reading Land Registry v Houghton and Others: EAT 12 Feb 2015

EAT Victimisation Discrimination : Protected Disclosure – DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION PROTECTED DISCLOSURE – section 43B Employment Rights Act 1996 Inadequate findings of fact by the ET as to what had actually been said by the Claimant and, if not a protected disclosure, why. Ultimately, however, the ET’s clear findings of fact as to the reason for … Continue reading Johnson v Mitie Asset Management Ltd: EAT 18 Jul 2014

EAT Disability Discrimination : Justification – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Bias, misconduct and procedural irregularity C was a consultant psychiatrist. A report by the National Clinical Assessment Service identified clinical and communication deficiencies and recommended that the C and his employing Trust agree a remediation programme to enable him to retrain for his consultant position. … Continue reading Islam v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Local Health Board: EAT 12 Jun 2014

EAT Disability Discrimination : Disability Related Discrimination – Section 13(1) of the Equality Act 2010 requires actual or constructive knowledge to permit a claimant to succeed in a claim for direct disability discrimination: Gallop v Newport City Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1583 followed. The Appellant was not permitted to resile from a concession to that … Continue reading Morgan v Armadillo Managed Services Ltd: EAT 15 May 2014