Mohammed & Anor v Gillette Group Ltd

Mohammed & Anor v Gillette Group Ltd

There was no error of law by the employment tribunal or the EAT; the applicants had conceded they were not employees, and the tribunal's refusal to extend time for the discrimination claim was a proper exercise of discretion.

Parties
Applicant: Mohammed; Applicant: Hussein; Respondent: Gillette Group Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 July 2008
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal From the Employment Appeal Tribunal
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
Agency Workers, Redundancy Payments, Race Discrimination, Limitation Periods, Extension of Time
Employment Law Discrimination Law Agency Workers Redundancy Payments Race Discrimination Limitation Periods Extension of Time

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Parties

Mohammed

Applicant

Hussein

Applicant

Gillette Group Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal From the Employment Appeal Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the employment tribunal erred in refusing to extend time for a race discrimination claim
  2. 2 Whether the applicants were employees entitled to redundancy payments
  3. 3 Whether the employment tribunal made an error of law in not considering the applicants as employees

Ratio Decidendi

There was no error of law by the employment tribunal or the EAT; the applicants had conceded they were not employees, and the tribunal's refusal to extend time for the discrimination claim was a proper exercise of discretion.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Application for permission to appeal dismissed