Prince's Trust & Ors v. Beckford [2003] UKEAT 303_01_0602 (6 February 2003)

Prince's Trust & Ors v. Beckford [2003] UKEAT 303_01_0602 (6 February 2003)

The Employment Tribunal's findings of direct race discrimination and victimisation were supported by cogent evidence and reasoning. The protected act of serving the statutory questionnaire was causally linked to subsequent steps targeting the Applicant for redundancy. The grievance did not constitute a protected act under section 2(1)(d) of the Race Relations Act 1976. The Tribunal's findings were not perverse and were within the range of reasonable decisions.

Citation
[2003] UKEAT 303_01_0602
Parties
Applicant: Mr Beckford; First Respondent: The Trust; Second Respondent: Mr Scott; Third Respondent: Ms Gardner
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
06 February 2003
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Appeal Against Employment Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Race Discrimination, Victimisation, Constructive Unfair Dismissal, Breach of Contract
Employment Law Equality Law Race Discrimination Victimisation Constructive Unfair Dismissal Breach of Contract

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Parties

Mr Beckford

Applicant

The Trust

First Respondent

Mr Scott

Second Respondent

Ms Gardner

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Appeal Against Employment Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Respondents unlawfully discriminated against the Applicant on racial grounds
  2. 2 Whether the Respondents victimised the Applicant contrary to the Race Relations Act 1976
  3. 3 Whether the Applicant was constructively unfairly dismissed

Ratio Decidendi

The Employment Tribunal's findings of direct race discrimination and victimisation were supported by cogent evidence and reasoning. The protected act of serving the statutory questionnaire was causally linked to subsequent steps targeting the Applicant for redundancy. The grievance did not constitute a protected act under section 2(1)(d) of the Race Relations Act 1976. The Tribunal's findings were not perverse and were within the range of reasonable decisions.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Findings of discrimination and victimisation against all three Respondents upheld
  • No interference with Tribunal's decision