Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 78 (Aug)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Judge McMullen QC

Representation The employee appeared in person.
  Richard Curtis (instructed by Essex County Council Legal Services) for the employer.
  The Secretary of State did not appear and was not represented.
Judgment Dates: 19 May 2009

Catchwords

Employment - Equality of treatment of men and women - Equal pay for equal work - Employees' series of short terms contracts of employment suceeded by permanent contract - Employee bringing claim for entitlement to recognition of their working for employer towards their pension - Judge striking out claim as out of time - Whether short term contracts could be joined to permanent contract.

The Case

Employment Equality of treatment of men and women. Employment Appeal Tribunal: Applying authority, the tribunal held that it was possible to bolt a series of short term contracts to a permanent contract in order to attain a stable employment relationship.

Practice Areas

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