Grundy v British Airways Plc: CA 23 Oct 2007

The claimant, a cabin crew member of the defendant’s staff sought damages for sex discrimination.
Held: Sedley LJ said that the pool chosen should be that which suitably tests the particular discrimination complained of.

Judges:

Sedley LJ s

Citations:

[2007] EWCA Civ 1020, [2008] IRLR 74

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Equal Pay Act 1970 1

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedStrathclyde Regional Council and others v Wallace and others (Scotland) HL 22-Jan-1998
80% of the men who had been employed since 1 April 1997 had got protection under TUPE whereas only 66.66% of the women had. It was argued that this difference in percentages was sufficient to justify a claim of indirect discrimination.
Held: . .
CitedGlasgow City Council and Others v Marshall and Others HL 8-Feb-2000
Although instructors in special schools, carried out work of a broadly similar nature to qualified teachers, and the majority were women, they were not entitled to an equality of pay clause, since there was no evidence of sex discrimination, and the . .

Cited by:

CitedEssop and Others v Home Office (UK Border Agency) SC 5-Apr-2017
The appellants alleged indirect race and belief discrimination in the conditions of their employment by the respondent. Essop came as lead claimant challenging the tests used for promotion. Statistics showed lower pass rates for BME candidates, but . .
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Discrimination, Employment

Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.260036