The Industrial Cases Reports
[2023] ICR 191
Employment Appeal Tribunal (Scotland)
Bathgate
v
Technip UK Ltd and others
[2022] EAT 155
2022 March 31;
October 7
October 7
Lord Summers
Discrimination— Age— Complaint— Claimant working on foreign vessel outside UK waters— Subsequently working onshore for six months before accepting voluntary redundancy at age of 61— Redundancy package including agreement to settle all claims against employer— Employer subsequently deciding not to pay additional payment referred to in package to employees aged 61— Claim of age discrimination post-employment— Whether redundancy agreement “qualifying settlement agreement” compromising claim— Whether claimant “seafarer” when working onshore and thereby excluded from making discrimination claim— Whether employment tribunal having jurisdiction to determine complaint—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 81, 108, 120, 147
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