Burden v Stevenage Borough Council: EAT 6 May 2011

EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Constructive dismissal
SEX DISCRIMINATION – Inferring discrimination
The Employment Tribunal had conflated the common law concept of affirmation of contract after breach with extension of the time limited for submission of a claim because it had not been reasonably practicable to present it in time and on that ground the appeal succeeded and the issue was remitted to a differently constituted Employment Tribunal for a re-hearing.
There had been no error of law in the conclusion reached that there had been no sex discrimination and the appeal was dismissed on that point.

Judges:

Hand QC J

Citations:

[2011] UKEAT 0587 – 10 – 0605

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment, Discrimination

Updated: 13 September 2022; Ref: scu.441156