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Disability discrimination: dyslexia: harassment: covert surveillance
Harassment Covert surveillance Case Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Baker [2017] ICR 714, EAT Facts B was employed by PBS to provide...
Robert Spicer
Aug 15, 20172 min read
Ogden Tables: age as key factor in calculation: unconscious racism?
The Ogden Tables These Tables took their name from Michael Ogden QC who was the chair of the working party which first drew them up. They...
Robert Spicer
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Age discrimination:allocation of resources:new Court of Appeal decision
Allocation of resources Proportionate means of achieving legitimate aim Case Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and Others v Harrod...
Robert Spicer
May 21, 20171 min read
Race discrimination: stereotypical assumptions: Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Bowler
Stereotypical assumptions Unreasonable conduct Case Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary v Bowler (2017) Morning Star, May 5, EAT Facts...
Robert Spicer
May 16, 20171 min read
Religious discrimination: Islamc headscarf: customer complaint:dismissal
Islamic headscarf Customer complaint Case Bougnaoui v Micropole SA (2017) Morning Star, May 12, European Court of Justice Facts B was...
Robert Spicer
May 15, 20171 min read
Class justice: John Wynne and the Royal Mint as exemplar
Class justice Class justice means, essentially, that the principles of justice operate inequitably in favour of one class of people in...
Robert Spicer
Apr 25, 20173 min read
Race and religious discrimination: landmark Supreme Court decision
RACE DISCRIMINATION Indirect discrimination Supreme Court analysis Case Essop and others v Home Office (UK Border Agency); Naeem v...
Robert Spicer
Apr 23, 20173 min read
Disability discrimination: wheelchair user: FirstGroup bus: no compensation:Supreme Court
Reasonable adjustments Case FirstGroup plc v Paulley [2017} IRLR 258, Supreme Court Facts P, a wheelchair user, tried to catch a bus...
Robert Spicer
Mar 21, 20171 min read
Disability discrimination: associative: burden of proof
Associative discrimination Case McCorry and others v McKeith [2017] IRLR 253, Northern Ireland Court of Appeal Facts M was employed as an...
Robert Spicer
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Chambers party (not ours) inappropriate conduct towards females: Bar Standards Board appeal
Bar Standards Board v Howd; Howd v Bar Standards Board [2017] EWHC 210 (Admin) Background A Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the...
Robert Spicer
Mar 7, 20174 min read
Easyjet: breastfeeding facilities: sex discrimination
The recent Bristol employment tribunal decision in the case of McFarlane and Ambacher v Easyjet Airline Co Ltd has given guidance on the...
Robert Spicer
Jan 10, 20172 min read
Disability discrimination: cancer and depression: £15,000 for injury to feelings
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Harassment Case Harris v John (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:28, Bristol ET Facts Ms H was disabled by reason of breast...
Robert Spicer
Nov 28, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: dyslexia: failure to understand needs of employee
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Failure to understand needs of dyslexic employee Case Sangha v Chemicare UK Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:26,...
Robert Spicer
Nov 27, 20161 min read
Race discrimination: Nigerian national: employer’s failure to understand documentation
RACE DISCRIMINATION Home Office checks of Nigerian employee Case Olatinwo v Qualitycourse Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:25, East London ET...
Robert Spicer
Nov 26, 20161 min read
Age discrimination: no true redundancy
AGE DISCRIMINATION No true redundancy Case Demosthenous v Sosa Factory Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:24, Watford ET Facts D was dismissed...
Robert Spicer
Nov 24, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: justification: police motorcyclist suffering from PTSD
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Discrimination arising from disability Justification Case Buchanan v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis...
Robert Spicer
Nov 22, 20161 min read
Age discrimination: “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
AGE DISCRIMINATION Context of remarks Case Khan v Adidas UK Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:27, East London ET Facts K, a Muslim, was employed...
Robert Spicer
Oct 26, 20161 min read
Race discrimination: black Muslim employee overlooked for promotion
RACE DISCRIMINATION Black employee overlooked for promotion Case Abubakar v Makro Self Service Wholesalers Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:24,...
Robert Spicer
Oct 23, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: bipolar disorder: Watford ET decision
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Refusal of employee to address process Case Cornelius v London Borough of Haringey (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:23,...
Robert Spicer
Oct 20, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: harassment and victimisation: covert surveillance
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Harassment and victimisation Covert surveillance Case Baker v Peninsula Business Services Ltd (2016) Eq Opp...
Robert Spicer
Oct 17, 20161 min read
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