Sexual orientation discrimination

New and updated

• Date:

  1 May 2008

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  ECJ ruling on sexual orientation law

  A recent decision of the European Court of Justice may result in the UK having to amend its sexual orientation laws in relation to pensions. Although the main points at issue in the case are already covered by legislation in the UK, the application of the Barber temporal restriction may have an impact on public sector schemes.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Do employers have to provide survivors' pension benefits to same-sex partners?

• Date:

  1 June 2004

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  A good loss: R (Amicus - MSF section) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

  The overwhelming majority of discrimination law cases are unsuccessful. If the decision is not one of an employment tribunal, it will be a binding precedent.