Sex discrimination: Royal Navy promotion system gave rise to indirect sex discrimination
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Ministry of Defence v Cartner EAT/0242/10 (1 other report)
In Ministry of Defence v Cartner EAT/0242/10, the EAT upheld the tribunal’s decision that a Royal Navy promotion board indirectly discriminated against a non-seagoing female naval officer by preferring those with seagoing experience when considering candidates for promotion.
Key points
- The employment tribunal was entitled to find that the employer applied a provision, criterion or practice that had the effect of preferring for promotion those candidates who had seagoing experience, which disadvantaged female officers.
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