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
Legal Issues
- 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
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