Aggravated Damages: New EAT decision

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

The EAT has held that employees can recover aggravated damages in discrimination claims arising from the unreasonable conduct of the employer after dismissal - in this case, the unreasonable conduct of the employer in the way it conducted its defence in the ET claim.
 
The case is Zaiwalla & Co -v- Hodson  (EAT, Maurice Kay J., 24/7/02)
 
Facts
Ms Hodson was a mature law graduate.  She obtained a training contract with Zaiwalla & Co.  After several months of ongoing sex discrimination, ... (339 more words)

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