Part time workers had less favourable pension and sick pay terms

An Employment Tribunal has reversed its original decision in the landmark case of Matthews and others v Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority. The Tribunal held that part time (‘retained’) firefighters had less favourable pension and sick pay terms than their full time comparators, and that the differences in treatment were not justified.

This case has been running for several years. The Tribunal had originally found that the job of a full time fire fighter was a “fuller, ... (290 more words)

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