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2. Employment status  

ty’. 9 This is a good example of distinguishing between two cases. In conclusion, 10 it is clear that the cases provide only guidance and do not identify rigid rules. The common

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8. Variation, breach, and termination of employment  

the employee was informed that his or her appeal had failed. Key Cases CASE FACTS PRINCIPLE Buckland v Bournemouth University [2010] IRLR 445

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5. Discrimination at work, prohibited conduct, and enforcement  

discrimination Much of the case law on indirect discrimination comes from racial and sexual discrimination. The following provides a sample. These cases are, however, generalisable

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4. Discrimination  

The protected characteristics

were proportionate. Key Cases CASES FACTS PRINCIPLE Archibald v Fife Council [2004] IRLR 651 This case concerned an employee of Fife Council

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10. Equal pay and family rights  

figure. 2 Shows clear understanding of the ratio of the case. As an actual comparator is needed in almost all equal pay cases, there was concern about whether relying on a predecessor

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7. Unfair dismissal  

quite different from that in other dismissal cases. 6 As Welsh National Opera Ltd v Johnston [2012] EWCA Civ 1046 made clear, it is essential that the appropriate process is used for

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9. Equality law  

stated: ‘A comparison in the cases of persons of different sex or marital status under section 1(1) … must be such that the relevant circumstances in the one case are the same, or not materially

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2. Contracts of employment  

court at this point does investigate the merits of the case and does not enquire merely whether the ex-employers have a good case for the award of a remedy. An interim injunction gives

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14. Mixed topic questions  

It is an essential requirement for a redundancy payment that there is a redundancy but there is no need to discuss in detail the different forms of redundancy in this case. 9 A small