Mr C Hewitt The Personal Representatives of Mr GJ Neal (deceased) v Cheshire Fire Brigade and The Home Office: (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2017] UKET 2100213/2001 (13 June 2017)
The tribunal found that the claimant, as a part-time worker, was treated less favourably than comparable full-time workers without objective justification, constituting a breach of employment rights.
- Citation
- [2017] UKET 2100213/2001
- Parties
- Claimant: Mr C Hewitt The Personal Representatives of Mr GJ Neal (deceased); Respondent: Cheshire Fire Brigade; Respondent: The Home Office
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 13 June 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim upheld
- Legal Topics
- Part Time Workers, Discrimination, Employment Rights
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Parties
Mr C Hewitt The Personal Representatives of Mr GJ Neal (deceased)
Claimant
Cheshire Fire Brigade
Respondent
The Home Office
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether part-time workers were treated less favourably than full-time workers
- 2 Whether the respondents breached employment rights of the claimant
Ratio Decidendi
The tribunal found that the claimant, as a part-time worker, was treated less favourably than comparable full-time workers without objective justification, constituting a breach of employment rights.
Court Disposition
Claim upheld
Orders
- Respondents to provide equal treatment to part-time workers
- Compensation to be paid to claimant
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