Timis v Aerospace Metal Finishers Ltd [2008] NIIT 1426_07IT (08 August 2008)

Timis v Aerospace Metal Finishers Ltd [2008] NIIT 1426_07IT (08 August 2008)

The tribunal found no evidence that the claimant was treated less favourably on racial grounds in relation to pay, redundancy selection, or failure to offer alternative employment. Differences in pay and redundancy selection were justified by experience, performance, and business needs, and no inference of racial discrimination could be drawn from the facts.

Citation
[2008] NIIT 1426_07IT
Parties
Claimant: Gelu Timis; Respondent: Aerospace Metal Finishers Ltd
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
08 August 2008
Procedural Posture
Industrial Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Race Discrimination, Redundancy, Equal Pay, Burden of Proof
Employment Law Equality Law Race Discrimination Redundancy Equal Pay Burden of Proof

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Parties

Gelu Timis

Claimant

Aerospace Metal Finishers Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Industrial Tribunal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant was discriminated against on grounds of race in pay, redundancy selection, and failure to offer alternative employment

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found no evidence that the claimant was treated less favourably on racial grounds in relation to pay, redundancy selection, or failure to offer alternative employment. Differences in pay and redundancy selection were justified by experience, performance, and business needs, and no inference of racial discrimination could be drawn from the facts.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed