Case round-up: post-employment discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

This report relates to 2 case(s)

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  Macdonald v Advocate General for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School [2003] IRLR 512 HL (3 other reports)

  • 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.

  • Lords rule on harassment and liability

    Date:

    1 August 2003

    In MacDonald v Advocate-General for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield Secondary School (19 June 2003), the House of Lords rules that a comparator is always required in a case of sexual harassment.

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    1 July 2003

    Our resident experts at Pinsents bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them.

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  Rhys-Harper v Relaxion Group plc and other appeals [2003] IRLR 484 HL (3 other reports)

  • Post-dismissal discrimination covered

    Date:

    1 September 2003

    In Relaxion Group v Rhys-Harper, D'Souza v London Borough of Lambeth, Jones v 3M Healthcare and three other actions (19 June 2003), the House of Lords rules that an employment tribunal has jurisdiction to consider a complaint of discrimination that relates only to acts that are alleged to have taken place after the complainant's employment has come to an end.

  • Discrimination: Employers liable for post-termination discrimination

    Date:

    15 August 2003

    In Relaxion Group plc v Rhys-Harper and related cases the House of Lords interprets anti-discrimination legislation to mean that employees should be protected against certain acts of post-termination discrimination by their employer.

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    1 July 2003

    Our resident experts at Pinsents bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them.