The Industrial Cases Reports
[2025] ICR 1581
Court of Appeal
Leicester City Council
v
Parmar
[2025] EWCA Civ 952
2025 July 10; 22
Lewison, Elisabeth Laing, Whipple LJJ
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— Whether tribunal adopting correct test for shifting of burden of proof— Whether taking proper approach to difference in treatment—
Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 13, 136