Post-maternity jobshare not protected

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  British Telecommunications plc v Roberts and Longstaffe [1996] IRLR 601 EAT (1 other report)

  • Sex discrimination: Refusal of jobshare was not direct discrimination

    Date:

    1 November 1996

    In British Telecommunications plc v Roberts and Longstaffe, the EAT holds that a request to jobshare after maternity leave is not covered by the special protection accorded to women during pregnancy and maternity leave.