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)

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
Employment Law Equality Law 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

  1. 1 Whether part-time workers were discriminated against on grounds of sex
  2. 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