Mr AD Clifford and others v Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade and Secretary of State for the Home Office (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act : Part Time Workers : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 5200503/2001 (28 July 2017)
The Tribunal held that part-time workers were entitled to equal pay with full-time workers for equivalent work and that the pay disparity constituted unlawful sex discrimination.
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- Citation
- [2017] UKET 5200503/2001
- Parties
- Claimant: Mr AD Clifford and others; Respondent: Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade; Respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Office
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 28 July 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim upheld
- Legal Topics
- Equal Pay, Part Time Workers, Sex Discrimination
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Parties
Mr AD Clifford and others
Claimant
Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade
Respondent
Secretary of State for the Home Office
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether part-time workers were discriminated against on grounds of sex
- 2 Whether equal pay provisions apply to part-time workers
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal held that part-time workers were entitled to equal pay with full-time workers for equivalent work and that the pay disparity constituted unlawful sex discrimination.
Court Disposition
Claim upheld
Orders
- Respondents to provide equal pay to part-time workers
- Respondents to compensate claimants for past pay disparities
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