Case report round-up: Degree requirement for promotion was not age discrimination
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- Tribunal national security provisions: Employee entitled to gist of evidence despite closed procedure In Home Office v Tariq [2010] EWCA Civ 462 CA, the Court of Appeal held that the statutory provisions allowing employment tribunals to adopt closed material procedures in the interests of national security do not breach European law. However, the requirement for a fair hearing means that the claimant must be given the "gist" of any closed material on which the employer will rely. (Employment Review)
- Age discrimination: Employee unable to obtain degree necessary to proceed to higher grade before retirement was not subjected to indirect age discrimination In Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2010] IRLR 619 CA, the Court of Appeal held that an employer that introduced a requirement for employees to have a law degree to proceed to the highest of three grades did not thereby indirectly discriminate against a 61-year-old employee who would not have completed a part-time degree before retiring at the age of 65. The disadvantage caused to the employee arose because of his impending retirement and not because of his age. (Employment Review)
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