Carl v University of Sheffield [2009] IRLR 616 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Part-time workers: Less favourable treatment does not have to be solely on grounds of part-time status
- Date:
- 27 July 2009
In Carl v University of Sheffield [2009] IRLR 616 EAT, the EAT held that a part-time worker complaining of less favourable treatment does not have to show that the treatment was solely on the ground of his or her part-time status. The EAT also held that the comparison must be with an actual, not a hypothetical, comparator.
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Carl v University of Sheffield
- Date:
- 20 May 2009
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that the claimant's part-time status does not have to be the sole reason for the less favourable treatment in order for him or her to succeed in a claim under the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1551).
