Mr S Ayadi v Whitbread Group plc (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2025] UKET 2303380/2024 (28 March 2025)

Mr S Ayadi v Whitbread Group plc (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2025] UKET 2303380/2024 (28 March 2025)

The tribunal found that the claimant had not established that the difference in pay was due to sex, and that the respondent had demonstrated a material factor defence unrelated to gender.

Citation
[2025] UKET 2303380/2024
Parties
Claimant: Mr S Ayadi; Respondent: Whitbread Group plc
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
28 March 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Equal Pay, Discrimination

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Parties

Mr S Ayadi

Claimant

Whitbread Group plc

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant received less pay than a comparator of the opposite sex for equal work under the Equal Pay Act

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant had not established that the difference in pay was due to sex, and that the respondent had demonstrated a material factor defence unrelated to gender.

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed