In Smith v Gardner
Merchant Ltd (13 February 1996) EOR67E, the EAT holds that harassment of
a homosexual on grounds of sexual orientation cannot be regarded as falling
within the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sex.
The
issues
This is the
first EAT decision to raise directly the issue of whether harassment and other
detrimental treatment of a person for reasons relating to their sexual
orientation can be regarded as contravening the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. |
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