Anderson v CAE Crewing Services Ltd

Subject Matter

DISCRIMINATION — Disability — Liability for agent — Claimant with bipolar disorder working as cabin crew — Claimant requiring assessment for fitness to fly following cardiac episode — Employer referring claimant to aviation medical examiners — Whether examiners agents for employer acting with employer’s authority — Whether employer liable for any acts of discrimination by examiners — Equality Act 2010 (c 15), s 109(2)

[2024] EAT 78; [2024] ICR 1084; [2024] IRLR 645; [2024] WLR(D) 237, EAT