The WLR Daily case summaries
[2024] WLR(D) 263
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Leicester City Council v Parmar
[2024] EAT 85
2024 March 21;
June 4
June 4
Judge James Tayler
Discrimination— Race— Less favourable treatment— Director of respondent council commencing formal disciplinary investigation against claimant— Similar action not taken against employees of different race from claimant in similar circumstances— Tribunal finding burden of proof shifting to respondent to demonstrate non-discriminatory reason for difference in treatment— Whether tribunal erred in not considering burden of proof in relation to each separate allegation— Whether erred in shifting burden of proof to respondent on basis of mere difference in treatment and/or mere unreasonable treatment— Whether wrong to consider instances of treatment of other employees which not of sufficient sample size