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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the claimant was subjected to less favourable treatment as a part-time worker on the grounds of sex
- 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.
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