Jesuthasan v London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham [1998] IRLR 372 CA
Reports relating to this case:
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Male part-timer can rely on EOC case
- Date:
- 1 June 1998
In London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham v Jesuthasan the Court of Appeal has ruled that a male part-time worker employed in the public sector was entitled to rely on the 1994 decision of the House of Lords in ex parte Equal Opportunities Commission to claim a redundancy payment and compensation for unfair dismissal in respect of a dismissal occurring before the minimum hours per week qualifications were removed by the Employment Protection (Part-Time Employees) Regulations 1995.
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Sex discrimination: Part-timer entitled to disapply qualifying hours thresholds
- Date:
- 15 April 1998
In London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham v Jesuthasan, the Court of Appeal holds that a man who worked in the public sector for fewer than 16 hours a week was entitled to claim a redundancy payment and compensation for unfair dismissal in respect of a dismissal occurring before the statutory hours thresholds barring such claims were repealed in 1995.
