Rhys-Harper v Relaxion Group plc [2001] IRLR 460 CA
Reports relating to this case:
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Employers may still be responsible for ex-staff
- Date:
- 30 April 2002
Government needs to clarify what residual liability companiesretain after employees have left, particularly over discrimination. By Jonathan Chamberlain, partner in the employment team at Wragge & Co.
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No jurisdiction for post-employment discrimination
- Date:
- 1 June 2001
In Rhys-Harper v Relaxion Group plc the Court of Appeal has ruled that a discrimination complaint cannot be brought in respect of acts or events which occurred after the termination of employment, other than a claim of victimisation.
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Sex discrimination: Discriminatory act occurring after the termination of employment is not actionable
- Date:
- 1 June 2001
In Relaxion Group plc v Rhys-Harper, the Court of Appeal upholds the decision of the EAT that the employment tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider a free-standing claim of sex discrimination related to an act that took place after employment had ended.