Cases within M

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  Madden v Preferred Technical Group Cha Ltd and another [2005] IRLR 46 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Race discrimination: Alleged discriminator's racist motive relevant, but not required

    Date:

    28 January 2005

    In Madden v Preferred Technical Group Cha Ltd and another, the Court of Appeal holds that the tribunal did not misdirect itself by stating that conscious or deliberate motivation was immaterial in cases of discrimination.

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  Mahood v Irish Centre Housing Ltd EAT/0228/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • EAT considers employer's liability for discriminatory acts of agency worker

    Date:

    29 March 2011

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered employers' liability for discriminatory acts committed by agency workers. 

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  Majid v London Guildhall University [1995] IT/49165/92 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Lecturer victimised for bringing race claim

    Date:

    1 September 1995

    A university lecturer was unlawfully victimised for bringing race discrimination proceedings against his employer when his application for promotion was unfairly considered and when he was placed last on a list of people entitled to performance-related pay so that he stood little or no chance of receiving such pay, rules a London South industrial tribunal (Chair: G H K Meeran) in Majid v London Guildhall University.

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  Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust [2005] IRLR 340 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Harassment/employer's liability: Employers held vicariously liable under 'stalking' legislation

    Date:

    13 May 2005

    In Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, the Court of Appeal holds that vicarious liability is not restricted to common law claims. An employer may be vicariously liable for a breach of statutory duty imposed only on his employee, if that would be just and reasonable in light of a sufficiently close connection between the unlawful act and the employee's duties and/or if the risk of the employee's wrongdoing is "reasonably incidental" to the employee's duties and, further, if the statute does not expressly (or on its proper construction) exclude such vicarious liability.

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  Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust [2006] IRLR 695 HL (1 report relating to this case)

  • Harassment/employer's liability: Employers may be vicariously liable under 'stalking' legislation

    Date:

    22 September 2006

    In Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust [2006] IRLR 695 HL, the House of Lords holds that under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 employers will be vicariously liable for harassment committed by employees acting in the course of their employment.

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  Malcolm v Metropolitan Police Commissioners 1995 5 CLR 368 HC (1 report relating to this case)

  • Malcolm v Metropolitan Police Commissioners

    Date:

    31 December 1995

    In Malcolm v Metropolitan Police Commissioners 1995 5 CLR 368 HC, the High Court held that the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, regulation 5 creates an absolute statutory duty and proof that a defect in equipment had caused an accident would fix the duty holder with civil liability.

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  Malik and another v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in compulsory liquidation) [1997] IRLR 462 HL (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contracts of employment: "Stigma" damages are recoverable

    Date:

    1 August 1997

    In principle, employees can recover "stigma" damages in respect of their reasonably foreseeable loss of employment prospects resulting from their employer's breach of the implied term of trust and confidence, holds the House of Lords in Malik and another v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in compulsory liquidation).

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  Malik v British Home Stores [1980] ET/2901/79 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Malik v British Home Stores

    Date:

    31 December 1979

    In Malik v British Home Stores [1980] ET/2901/79, the employment tribunal found that it was unlawful indirect race discrimination to require a Muslim woman of Pakistani origin to wear a uniform of an overall over a skirt.

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  Malone and others v British Airways plc [2010] IRLR 431 HC (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contracts: Agreement on crew numbers not incorporated into employees' contracts

    Date:

    1 June 2010

    In Malone and others v British Airways plc [2010] IRLR 431 HC, the High Court held that the provisions of a collective agreement purporting to set "minimum" cabin crew numbers for different routes and types of craft were not incorporated into individual employees' contracts of employment. In any event, an injunction would not be granted to restrain the employer from reducing cabin crew numbers below the levels specified, and, even if there had been a breach of contract, any award for damages would be for a nominal amount only.

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  Malone and others v British Airways plc [2011] IRLR 32 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contracts: Agreement as to crew numbers not incorporated into contracts

    Date:

    6 April 2011

    In Malone and others v British Airways Plc [2011] IRLR 32 CA, the Court of Appeal held that the provisions of a collective agreement that purported to set "minimum" cabin crew numbers for different routes and types of aircraft were not incorporated into individual employees' contracts of employment. The provisions amounted to a collective undertaking to operate with minimum numbers so as to protect jobs and guard against excessive workloads, and were binding in honour only.