Sex Discrimination Flashcards
1
Q
Defrenne no.2
A
Direct Discrimination (women paid less than men)
2
Q
Jenkins
A
Indirect Discrimination (part-time workers paid less than full-time workers; part-time were women & full-time men)
3
Q
Bilka
A
Indirect Discrimination (part-time workers excluded from pension scheme) has to be objectively justified and proportionate
4
Q
Dekker
A
Direct Discrimination (not hiring a pregnant woman)
5
Q
Bilka test
A
measure serves a need of the job
appropriate to objectives of the job
necessary to achieve that end
6
Q
Garland
A
travel concessions for families of retired employees
7
Q
Defrenne no1.
A
state pension not classed as ‘pay’
8
Q
Abrahamsson
A
Positive discrimination = woman over man if similar qualifications but man can rebuttal with additional characteristics
