Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2005] All ER (D) 94 (Aug)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Judge McMullen QC, Dr B Fitzgerald and Ms B Switzer

Representation Christopher Jeans QC, Andrew Short and Nicholas Randall (instructed by the Legal Dept, British Airways plc, Harmondsworth) for the employer.
  Jane McNeill and Michael Ford (instructed by Simpson Millar) for the employee in the first appeal.
  Adrian Lynch QC and Cecilia Ivimy (instructed by Nabarro Nathanson) for the employees in the second appeal.
  An employee in the second appeal was not present and was not represented.
Judgment Dates: 19 August 2005

Catchwords

Employment - Equality of treatment of men and women - Equal pay for equal work - Pay - Seniority - Detrimental effect of part-time working schemes upon women - Employment tribunal finding in employee's favour - Whether tribunal's decision correct.

The Case

In the instant case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, inter alia, allowed the employer's appeal against the decision of the employment tribunal that the operation of two part-time working schemes impacted disproportionately upon women.

Practice Areas

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