Williamson v. St George's Healthcare NHS Trust [2000] EAT 1322_99_0302 (3 February 2000)

The matter should proceed to a full hearing to determine whether the applicant was entitled to the protections of the redundancy policy and whether any failure to apply it was racially motivated.

Citation: [2000] EAT 1322_99_0302
Parties: Appellant: Appellant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 03 February 2000
Procedural Posture: Employment Tribunal Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Outcome: Matter to proceed to full hearing on limited grounds
Legal Topics: Racial Discrimination, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal

Employment Law Discrimination Law Racial Discrimination Redundancy Unfair Dismissal

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Parties

Appellant

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal Appeal / Preliminary Hearing

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applicant was unfairly selected for redundancy due to racial discrimination
2 Whether the respondent failed to apply its redundancy policy to the applicant

Ratio Decidendi

The matter should proceed to a full hearing to determine whether the applicant was entitled to the protections of the redundancy policy and whether any failure to apply it was racially motivated.

Court Disposition

Matter to proceed to full hearing on limited grounds

Orders

Matter categorised as 'C' with a time estimate of one hour