06th September 2010
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Age and Disability rulings give rise to potential rise in claims
Two unrelated court rulings seem set to bring further work for UK Tribunals by apparently extending existing law.
Sharon Coleman had her case upheld by the European Courts of Justice in which she claimed that she had been ‘harassed out of her job’ after she requested time off to care for her disabled son. In ruling that she could bring a case under existing Disability Discrimination legislation, the ECJ has put pressure on the UK Government over the new Equality Bill over so called ‘discrimination by association’ and potentially widened the effect of the law to a further 6m UK workers.
Meanwhile and pending the outcome of the much delayed Heyday case (now expected in the middle of 2009), Leslie Seldon, former senior partner of a Kent law firm has gone to the Employment Appeal Tribunal to challenge an earlier finding that he was not discriminated against when he was made to retire at 65. Backed by Age Concern and the Human Rights Commission, Seldon’s case is expected to conclude at the end of the summer and holds the prospect of outlawing compulsory retirement ages, so triggering an avalanche of similar claims.
