The Industrial Cases Reports
[2024] ICR 1115
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Leicester City Council
v
Parmar
[2024] EAT 85
2024 March 21; June 4
Judge James Tayler
Discrimination— Race— Less favourable treatment— Director of respondent council commencing disciplinary investigation against claimant— Similar action not taken against employees of different race in similar circumstances— Claim of race discrimination— Tribunal finding burden of proof shifting to respondent to demonstrate non-discriminatory reason for difference in treatment— Proper test for shifting of burden of proof— Proper approach to considering difference in treatment—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 13, 136