Miss A Muir v Scottish Prison Service: (Scotland : Flexible Working : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 4105294/2016 (2 May 2017)

Miss A Muir v Scottish Prison Service: (Scotland : Flexible Working : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 4105294/2016 (2 May 2017)

The tribunal found that the respondent's refusal of the claimant's flexible working request amounted to indirect sex discrimination and was not justified by a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

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Citation
[2017] UKET 4105294/2016
Parties
Claimant: Miss A Muir; Respondent: Scottish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
02 May 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Flexible Working, Sex Discrimination
Employment Law Discrimination Law Flexible Working Sex Discrimination

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Parties

Miss A Muir

Claimant

Scottish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent unlawfully discriminated against the claimant on the grounds of sex in relation to flexible working arrangements

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the respondent's refusal of the claimant's flexible working request amounted to indirect sex discrimination and was not justified by a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondent to reconsider the claimant's flexible working request
  • Compensation to be paid to the claimant