Owusu v London Fire and Civil Defence Authority [1995] IRLR 574 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Race discrimination: Repeated refusals to upgrade may be "continuing act"
- Date:
- 1 December 1995
An employer's many refusals to upgrade an employee, or to give him opportunities to act up, could amount to a "continuing act" for the purposes of establishing whether the employee's race discrimination complaint was time-barred, holds the EAT in Owusu v London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
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Discriminatory policy is continuing act
- Date:
- 1 December 1995
In Owusu v London Fire & Civil Defence Authority the EAT has held that an act extends over a period, for time limit purposes, if it takes the form of some policy, rule or practice, in accordance with which decisions are taken.