Two-year qualifying period not discriminatory

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  R v Secretary of State for Employment ex parte Seymour-Smith and Perez [1994] IRLR 448 HC (1 other report)

  • Sex discrimination: Two-year qualifying period not discriminatory

    Date:

    1 November 1994

    It would be inappropriate for a court to grant private sector employees an order quashing the two-year qualifying period for an unfair dismissal complaint because of its alleged incompatibility with the EC "Equal Treatment" Directive, holds the High Court in R v Secretary of State for Employment ex parte Seymour-Smith and Perez.