Employee wins landmark shift patterns indirect discrimination case

An employee has settled her landmark case against Scotland's largest police force after launching a sex discrimination claim in a dispute over shift patterns.

Elizabeth Devine had challenged Strathclyde Joint Police Board's decision to change her shift pattern on the grounds that as a single parent she would be unable to work night shift due to child care difficulty.

Devine had worked for Strathclyde Police as a civilian force support officer for eight years. When she moved to work at t... (224 more words)

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