Sex discrimination: joint and several liability

• Author:
• Tarlo Lyons

In Miles v. Gilbank a manager was held jointly and severally liable together with the employer company for damages awarded by the employment tribunal.

In this case, the manager of a hairdressing salon was made personally liable for the compensation awarded to an individual for sex discrimination. After the claimant had informed her manager of her pregnancy, she claimed she was subjected to discrimination. The tribunal found that there had been a "catalogue of behaviour" by the em... (236 more words)

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