Mrs P Read v Coppice Primary Partnership (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2025] UKET 2303765/2020 (2 August 2025)

Mrs P Read v Coppice Primary Partnership (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2025] UKET 2303765/2020 (2 August 2025)

The tribunal found that the claimant was treated less favourably than a comparable full-time worker and that the respondent failed to provide objective justification for such treatment, thus breaching the Regulations.

Citation
[2025] UKET 2303765/2020
Parties
Claimant: Mrs P Read; Respondent: Coppice Primary Partnership
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
02 August 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
claim upheld
Legal Topics
Part Time Workers, Employment Rights

Case Brief

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Parties

Mrs P Read

Claimant

Coppice Primary Partnership

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant, as a part-time worker, was treated less favourably than a comparable full-time worker contrary to the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant was treated less favourably than a comparable full-time worker and that the respondent failed to provide objective justification for such treatment, thus breaching the Regulations.

Court Disposition

claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondent to compensate claimant for losses arising from less favourable treatment
  • Respondent to review and amend employment practices to ensure compliance with the Regulations