Mr R J Mears v Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and The Home Office (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2017] UKET 6601701/2000 (22 September 2017)

Mr R J Mears v Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and The Home Office (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2017] UKET 6601701/2000 (22 September 2017)

The tribunal held that the claimant, as a part-time worker, was entitled to the same employment rights as full-time workers unless the respondents could objectively justify any less favourable treatment, which they failed to do.

Citation
[2017] UKET 6601701/2000
Parties
Claimant: Mr R J Mears; Respondent: Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service; Respondent: The Home Office
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
22 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
claim upheld
Legal Topics
Part Time Workers, Employment Rights
Employment Law Part Time Workers Employment Rights

Case Brief

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Parties

Mr R J Mears

Claimant

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

Respondent

The Home Office

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether part-time workers were treated less favourably than full-time workers
  2. 2 Entitlement to employment rights for part-time workers

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal held that the claimant, as a part-time worker, was entitled to the same employment rights as full-time workers unless the respondents could objectively justify any less favourable treatment, which they failed to do.

Court Disposition

claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondents to afford the claimant the same employment rights as comparable full-time workers
  • Respondents to compensate the claimant for any loss suffered due to less favourable treatment