Mrs K M Holmes v Wildings Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment : Part Time Workers : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 1600122/2017 (7 August 2017)

Mrs K M Holmes v Wildings Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment : Part Time Workers : Sex Discrimination) [2017] UKET 1600122/2017 (7 August 2017)

The tribunal found that the claimant was treated less favourably as a part-time worker and that this treatment could not be objectively justified, amounting to unlawful sex discrimination.

Citation
[2017] UKET 1600122/2017
Parties
Claimant: Mrs K M Holmes; Respondent: Wildings Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Contract of Employment, Part Time Workers, Sex Discrimination

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Parties

Mrs K M Holmes

Claimant

Wildings Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant was subjected to less favourable treatment as a part-time worker on the grounds of sex
  2. 2 Whether the respondent's actions constituted sex discrimination under the relevant legislation

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant was treated less favourably as a part-time worker and that this treatment could not be objectively justified, amounting to unlawful sex discrimination.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • The respondent is ordered to compensate the claimant for unlawful sex discrimination.