Christie v Department for Constitutional Affairs Department for Work and Pensions: EAT 23 Jul 2007

EAT Part time chairmen of tribunals are not workers within the legislation allowing them to claim payment of a pension. Regulation 17 was compatible with the Directive.

Judges:

Elias J

Citations:

[2007] UKEAT 0140 – 07 – 2307, Times 04-Nov-2007, [2007] ICR 1553

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Part-time Workers Framework Directive 97/81/EC, Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 17

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedO’Brien v Department for Constitutional Affairs CA 19-Dec-2008
The claimant was a part time recorder. He claimed to be entitled to a judicial pension.
Held: The Employment Appeal Tribunal was wrong to find an error of law in the decision of the Employment Tribunal to extend time; but the court declined to . .
CitedO’Brien v Ministry of Justice SC 28-Jul-2010
The appellant had worked as a part time judge. He now said that he should be entitled to a judicial pension on retirement by means of the Framework Directive. The Regulations disapplied the provisions protecting part time workers for judicial office . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Employment

Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.258502