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Sex Discrimination Claim

07/04/2011

The Court of Appeal has ruled that when providing women who are pregnant, or on maternity leave, with special treatment employers must act ‘proportionately’.

A male solicitor was successful in his claim for sex discrimination following a redundancy dismissal as a female colleague - who was on maternity leave at the time – had her work assessment score ‘unfairly inflated’ - thereby saving her from redundancy.

Whilst employers are often alert to the risks surrounding the dismissal of a pregnant employee – consideration should also be given to the risks of imposing any corresponding disadvantage on other employees.

KBL are able to assist businesses to plan and implement redundancy dismissals whilst highlighting any hidden risks which may not yet have been identified.

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