Case report round-up: Career-long loss of earnings is "exceptional"
XpertHR's latest case reports cover:
- Compensation: Career-long loss of earnings is "exceptional" In Wardle v Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank [2011] IRLR 604 CA, the Court of Appeal held that compensation for future loss of earnings spanning the employee's whole career is appropriate only where "there is no real prospect of the employee ever obtaining an equivalent job". (Employment Review)
- Religious discrimination: Refusal to permit Friday lunchtime attendance at mosque was justified In Cherfi v G4S Security Services Ltd EAT/0379/10, the EAT held that an employer's refusal for business reasons to allow a Muslim security guard to leave the workplace to attend a mosque on Fridays was proportionate and justified. Accordingly, it did not amount to unlawful indirect religious discrimination. (Employment Review)
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