Employment law cases

Macdonald v Advocate General for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School [2003] IRLR 512 HL

Reports relating to this case:

  • Sex discrimination: House of Lords rules on important sex discrimination issues

    Date:
    15 August 2003

    In MacDonald v AG for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School, the House of Lords holds that a homosexual who is dismissed or harassed because of his or her sexual orientation must be compared with a homosexual of the opposite gender for the purposes of establishing direct sex discrimination.

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    Date:
    1 July 2003

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