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  Iske v P&O European Ferries (Dover) Ltd [1997] IRLR 401 EAT (1 other report)

  • Sex discrimination: Discriminatory refusal to transfer pregnant ferry worker

    Date:

    15 September 1997

    In Iske v P & O European Ferries (Dover) Ltd, the EAT holds that a seagoing ferry stewardess suffered direct sex discrimination when her employer refused to transfer her to work on shore after the 28th week of her pregnancy, from which point she was prohibited from working at sea under statutory Regulations.