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Representation:-
Ms C. Booth QC and Mr C. Lewis instructed by Messrs Lawford & Co, Surrey TW9 1VF appeared on behalf of Mrs Barry, the Appellant
Mr P. Elias QC and Mr Jason Coppel instructed by Messrs Cole & Cole, Oxford OX2 OSZ appeared on behalf of Midland Bank plc, the Respondent.
Authority for the proposition that:
a corporate redundancy pay scheme can be lawful even if its terms arguably discriminate against a female part-time worker who ceased to work full time in order to look after her child.
For main relevant notes see Redundancy/part-time employees and Sex discrimination/indirect discrimination
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