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Even in a redundancy situation vacancies must be considered throughout the consultation period
King v Royal Bank Of Canada Europe Ltd [2011] UKEAT 0333_10_1810
6/12/11
A new offer of employment must for the purposes of mitigation and compensation be considered seriously by a claimant.
Debique v Ministry Of Defence [2011] UKEAT 0075_11_1509
4/12/11
Equality Act 2010 claimants (formerly claiming under Equal Pay Act 1970 and Sex Discrimination Act) can choose to bring claims in court or the employment tribunal.
Birmingham City Council v Abdulla & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1412
29/11/11
Female workers suffered indirect sex discrimination in a pension scheme but no loss (and therefore will not receive compensation).
Copple & Ors v Littlewoods Plc & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 1281
18/11/11
Pay protection should have been extended to female staff (after withdrawal of bonuses to males)under the Equal Pay Act 1970
Bury MBC v Hamilton and Sunderland City Council v Brennan [2011] UKEAT
05/02/11
Certain conditions must exist for the obligation to carry out a risk assessment for a pregnant worker to arise
ONeill v. Buckinghamshire County Council [2010] UKEAT 0020_09_0501
07/01/10
Different dress codes do not necessarily amount to sex discrimination
Dansie v. The Commissioner of Police for The Metropolis [2009] UKEAT
09/01/10
The state must not discriminate against female employees who are soldiers with childcare responsibilities.
Ministry of Defence v. Debique [2009] UKEAT 0048_09_1210
22/10/09
The EAT has decided that the Sexual Orientation Regulations 2003 do not protect heterosexuals against homophobic bullying in the workplace
ENGLISH v THOMAS SANDERSON BLINDS
The transcript of this case can be read  Here
14/2/08
Discrimination At Work: Sexual Orientation, Religion & Belief    -  ACAS Report 19/06/2007
Discriminated Against At Work? Prove it!   -  Nomura Bank v Madarassy

Shifting the 'burden of proof' from the worker to the employer in discrimination cases has become a lot more difficult.

26/01/2007

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