Jones v Friends' Provident Life Office [2003] NICA 36(2) (29 September 2003)

Jones v Friends' Provident Life Office [2003] NICA 36(2) (29 September 2003)

Article 12 must be interpreted broadly to ensure statutory protection extends to contract workers and self-employed persons supplied under a contract, and discrimination claims should not be limited by restrictive construction of the Article.

Citation
[2003] NICA 36
Parties
Applicant/respondent: Patricia Ann Jones; Respondent/appellant: Friends' Provident Life Office
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
29 September 2003
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Statutory Interpretation, Contract Workers, Sex Discrimination, Scope of Protection Under Anti Discrimination Legislation
Employment Law Discrimination Law Statutory Interpretation Contract Workers Sex Discrimination Scope of Protection Under Anti Discrimination Legislation

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Parties

Patricia Ann Jones

Applicant/respondent

Friends' Provident Life Office

Respondent/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Article 12 should be broadly construed to protect a wider range of workers
  2. 2 Definition and scope of 'employment' under Article 1
  3. 3 Applicability of discrimination claims to contract workers supplied by third parties

Ratio Decidendi

Article 12 must be interpreted broadly to ensure statutory protection extends to contract workers and self-employed persons supplied under a contract, and discrimination claims should not be limited by restrictive construction of the Article.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed