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Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] IRLR 132 CA

Reports relating to this case:

Age discrimination: Keeping within pay constraints justified discriminatory pay policy

Date:

13 November 2020

In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, while cost alone is not sufficient, the employer's need to reduce expenditure due to budgetary constraints imposed by the Government is a legitimate aim, and the discriminatory pay policy a proportionate means of achieving that aim.

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