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)

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

  1. 1 Whether part-time workers were treated less favourably than full-time workers
  2. 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