Direct discrimination

New and updated

• Sex discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace.

• Disability discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey, in which the Court of Appeal considered a direct discrimination claim based on a perceived future disability.

• Race discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Withdrawing offer of overseas posting was not direct disability discrimination

  Date:

  24 May 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Owen v Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd and another, the Court of Appeal held that refusing to allow a disabled employee to undertake an overseas posting due to medical concerns did not amount to direct disability discrimination.

• Sexual orientation discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Religion or belief discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Age discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Gender reassignment discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Marriage and civil partnership discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.