Hawkins v Atex Group Ltd and others [2012] IRLR 807 EAT

The EAT considered and robustly rejected the reasoning in Dunn v Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, another case on marriage discrimination that was decided shortly before this case, and highlighted the gap in Dunn of consideration of previous authority on this issue.

Reports relating to this case:

Marriage discrimination: Dismissal because employee was in close personal relationship, which happened to be marriage, was not discrimination

Date:

2 June 2012

In Hawkins v Atex Group Ltd and others EAT/0302/11, the EAT held that the dismissal of an employee because she was in a close personal relationship with a particular person, which happened to take the form of marriage, did not amount to unlawful marriage discrimination.

Employment law cases

Hawkins v Atex Group Ltd and others [2012] IRLR 807 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

Marriage discrimination: Dismissal because employee was in close personal relationship, which happened to be marriage, was not discrimination