Mr P N Dickens v Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and The Home Office (England and Wales : Part Time Workers) [2017] UKET 6601566/2000 (22 September 2017)
The tribunal held that the applicant was entitled to equal treatment as a part-time worker, as the respondents failed to provide objective justification for less favourable treatment.
- Citation
- [2017] UKET 6601566/2000
- Parties
- Applicant: Mr P N Dickens; Respondent: Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service; Respondent: The Home Office
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 22 September 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Judgment for applicant
- Legal Topics
- Part Time Workers, Employment Rights
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Parties
Mr P N Dickens
Applicant
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service
Respondent
The Home Office
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether part-time workers are entitled to equal treatment as full-time workers under relevant legislation
Ratio Decidendi
The tribunal held that the applicant was entitled to equal treatment as a part-time worker, as the respondents failed to provide objective justification for less favourable treatment.
Court Disposition
Judgment for applicant
Orders
- Respondents to provide equal terms and conditions to applicant as comparable full-time workers
- Compensation to be assessed
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