Transsexual truck driver wins £20,000 after losing job – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 21st, 2008 in contracts, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A transsexual truck driver who was forced out of her job when she started dressing as a woman has been awarded more than £20,000 in compensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2008 

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Lesbian couple left humiliated by sexist jokes, tribunal told – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 9th, 2008 in homosexuality, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A lesbian couple were left ‘humiliated’ after colleagues joked about their sexuality, an employment tribunal heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2008

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Army warned by own lawyers over ban on women serving in combat units – Sunday Telegraph

Posted September 29th, 2008 in armed forces, news, sex discrimination by sally

“The MoD faces a legal challenge over its ban on women soldiers serving in combat units, Army lawyers have warned defence chiefs.”

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Sunday Telegraph, 28th September 2008

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al-Jazeera English management branded ‘malicious’ as tribunal opens – The Guardian

Posted September 9th, 2008 in news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“A former executive at al-Jazeera English seeking more than £1m compensation for alleged discrimination today branded the Qatar-based news channel’s management ‘inconsistent, inefficient and malicious’ at an employment tribunal in London.”

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The Guardian, 9th September 2008

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Executive set for £250,000 sex discrimination payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2008 in news, sex discrimination by sally

“A woman executive could receive a £250,000 payout after winning a sexual discrimination case after she claimed she was sacked her for putting family before career.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2008

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Allen and Others v GMB – Times Law Reports

Posted September 1st, 2008 in equal pay, law reports, sex discrimination, trade unions by sally

Allen and Others v GMB

Court of Appeal

“A trade union was not justified in indirectly discriminating against a number of female members in resolving gender-based pay inequalities among local authority employees.”

The Times, 1st September 2008

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Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Lawyer in £19 million bullying case wins latest round – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 15th, 2008 in harassment, news, sex discrimination, victimisation by sally

“A lawyer who is claiming a record £19 million for being bullied at a top City firm has claimed victory in the latest round of her legal battle.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2008

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Women win landmark equal pay battle – The Times

Posted July 29th, 2008 in equal pay, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

“Tens of thousands of women working for local councils and health authorities won the right to higher wages today following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling on equal pay laws.”

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The Times, 29th July 2008

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Equal pay: Unions face compensation claims of up to £100m – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2008 in equal pay, news, sex discrimination, trade unions by sally

“Unions are facing the threat of a compensation bill for as much as £100m in the wake of an appeal court ruling that they broke the law by discriminating against women indirectly in the way they settled equal pay claims in local government.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2008

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Pregnant Next trainee Sarah Tanner awarded £19,000 after sacking – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2008 in damages, news, pregnancy, sex discrimination by sally

“A pregnant trainee manager who was sacked by Next has won a £19,000 compensation payout after claiming the dismissal caused her to lose her unborn baby.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008

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Allen and others v GMB – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2008 in equal pay, law reports, sex discrimination, trade unions by sally

Allen and others v GMB [2008] EWCA Civ 810; [2008] WLR (D) 243

The striking of a deal by a trade union with a local authority as to terms and conditions of employment pursuant to a national collective agreement establishing a ‘single status’ common pay and grading structure for all local authorities, which deal attempted to achieve compensation for some union members for past pay inequality as well as ongoing pay and employment protection for all members, was indirectly discriminatory since it constituted the application of a provision, criterion or practice which applied equally to men but was to the detriment of a considerably larger proportion of women than of men and since the means adopted by the union to persuade members to accept the deal, including mis-selling and manipulation, were not proportionate to the union’s legitimate aim of achieving single status with the minimum of losers.”

WLR Daily, 17th July 2008

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Unions discriminated against female workers, court rules – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2008 in news, sex discrimination, trade unions by sally

“One of the country’s largest trade unions discriminated against female members while negotiating a pay deal with their employer, the Court of Appeal said today in a ruling that could cost it and other unions millions of pounds.”

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The Times, 16th July 2008

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How mother’s stand after job humiliation won her £120,000 – The Times

Posted July 14th, 2008 in news, pregnancy, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

“Sarah Vince-Cain describes herself as a child of the Eighties, brought up in the age of ‘hard work, power suits and Margaret Thatcher’, and felt guilty about taking time off to start a family.”

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The Times, 14th July 2008

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Waitress awarded £60,000 over breast-groping boss – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 10th, 2008 in harassment, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A waitress has been awarded nearly £60,000 in compensation after taking her drunken boss to a employment tribunal for groping her breasts.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2008

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Signalwoman, Donna McAllister, wins damages over taunts – The Times

Posted June 9th, 2008 in damages, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A signalwoman for Network Rail has won more than £100,000 damages after male colleagues put pornographic magazines in her in-tray. Donna McAllister, 44, said that she had a nervous breakdown after she complained about her treatment.”

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The Times, 7th June 2008

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Hero lawyer sues Army over sex discrimination – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 2nd, 2008 in armed forces, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A female Army lawyer who helped to rescue two SAS soldiers held prisoner in Iraq is suing the Army for £650,000 after claiming she was ‘victimised’ by senior officers.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2008

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Sex change Paratrooper wins £250,000 for ‘hurt feelings’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 27th, 2008 in armed forces, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A former paratrooper who had a sex change operation has won a payout of £250,000 for hurt feelings after she was ordered to wear a man’s uniform to a medical examination.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2008

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Worker made to wear ‘I’m Simple’ badge – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 16th, 2008 in news, sex discrimination by sally

“A woman whose manager forced her to wear a badge proclaiming ‘I’m Simple’ has been awarded more than £5,000 in compensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008

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Bone v Newham London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 2nd, 2008 in employment, law reports, sex discrimination, tribunals, victimisation by sally

Bone v Newham London Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 435; [2008] WLR (D) 134

Where an employment tribunal had held that a complaint of direct sex discrimination and victimisation or constructive dismissal had not been proved, it was not open to the tribunal subsequently to amend its decision to find that her dismissal had been an act of direct sex discrimination and victimisation. Where the Employment Appeal Tribunal concluded that the tribunal had erred in law in so amending its decision, it was inappropriate for the EAT simply to allow the appeal and leave the original and unamended decision to stand.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Lawyer Gill Switalski seeks £19m after losing her job in sex bias ordeal – The Times

Posted April 18th, 2008 in harassment, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A top City lawyer who won a claim for sex discrimination after being driven from her job in an 18-month campaign of bullying is seeking £19 million in compensation.”

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The Times, 18th April 2008

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