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Teacher wins indirect age discrimination case
An employer who advertised for candidates in “the first five years of their career” committed an act of indirect discrimination by failing to shortlist a 61-year-old teacher with 34 years’ teaching experience for the position. It was clear that people of her age were likely to have had more experience and accordingly would be put at a disadvantage when compared to other applicants. The Council had failed to show that a decision to appoint a cheaper, less experienced ...
Case | 1 Sep 2008
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Reality bites: managing in a recession
...hERApIES Making jobs redundant is just one of the ways organisations can cut costs. But alternative solutions also have their problems, Kelly Mansfield reports. 07 A TAx bLIGhTING bRITAIN'S fIGhT-bACk AGAINST ThE SLump The Chancellor cannot dither over bringing back empty rates relief, says Andrew Teacher. technicaL 28 LEGAL upDATE In-depth technical guidance on: alternatives to redundancy; proposed changes to the Construction Act; and Energy Performance Certificates in educational establishments. Workplace Law News 24 26 CLINIC 09 mAINTENANCE: AN OppORTuNITy fOR COST SAvING? Facilities managemen...
Magazine issue | 6 Nov 2008
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
...CF: Do people with facial disfigurement suffer discrimination often? HS: Yes. I think people can experience treatment which is different or unjust 16 compared to how other people would be treated. I expect I experienced it when I was growing up, when looking for jobs or when I was training to be a teacher. Because I have learnt how to manage it I don't feel that now I do. This is the whole reason why Changing Faces exists to help those people who do find it difficult and do experience unfair treatment. CF: Has the introduction of the DDA affected the treatment of people with disfigurements? HS: W...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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The sex issue
...s couldn't have an automatic rule which gives female candidates priority over males, although it is permissible to have a general policy provided that it is not applied without regard to individual circumstances of relevant candidates. However, in the case of Marschall v. Land Nordrhein-Westfalen a teacher applied for promotion and was told that his employers had chosen a female candidate on the basis of positive discrimination policy. In this case the ECJ said that the policy applied to him Paul Quain Solicitor Employment Lawyers Association paul.quain@linklaters.com workplacelaw 17 comment Lega...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2006
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Euromillions
...s and entertainments in addition to the main competitions," says Howard. However, as a game for children, conkers is not without its dangers; after all, it is essentially two people swinging solid objects on string at each other until one of those objects is destroyed. Undoubtedly this is what head teacher Shaun Halfpenny was thinking way backin2004whenheboughtsafety goggles for his pupils to wear in the playground when playing conkers thus beginning one of the biggest scandals to hit the world of conkers and health and safety for quite some time. "While the head teacher no doubt had worthy ...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
