The court considered the nature of the employment duties of retained firefighters: ‘their [i.e. whole time firefighter’s] ‘principal duty’ or . . core obligation had been firefighting.’
Judges:
Burton J
Citations:
[1999] EWHC Admin 395
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Mihlenstedt v Barclays Bank International CA 1989
The company’s pension scheme provided that the trustees were to form an opinion as to the employee’s ability or otherwise to work. The plaintiff sought payment of an ill-health pension under the Bank Pension Scheme.
Held: A pension scheme . .
Cited by:
Cited – Matthews and others v Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority and others CA 2-Jul-2004
Part time retained firefighters claimed discrimination under the Regulations when their conditions of service were compared with those of full-time firefighters. They appealed a finding that they had been employed under different types of contract . .
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Employment
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.139659