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Discrimination
EAT Ruling Extends Indirect Discrimination Claims to Claimants Without Particular Protected Characteristics
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a claimant can pursue an indirect discrimination claim even if they do not share the same protected characteristic as the disadvantaged group, provided they experience the same disadvantage. This decision arose from a case involving British Airways, where new shift patterns were introduced for cabin crew. These changes were argued to have indirectly discriminated against two groups: non-British nationals who commuted to Heat

Holly Ashton
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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