Strengthening of protection for part-timers

• Author:
• Mark Kaye

The long running case of Matthews v. Kent and Medway Town Fire Authority has provided us with the first House of Lords judgment in relation to the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 (“the Regulations”).

The law
The Regulations prohibit employers from treating part-timers less favourably than full-timers as regards contractual terms or any other detriment on the grounds that such a worker is a part-timer, unless such treatment can be obj... (492 more words)

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