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ARTICLE · 10 SEPTEMBER 2009

Employment Law Update - September 2009

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This update keeps you informed of new developments in employment law and focuses particularly on a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision concerning Amnesty International.

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Jon Heuvel
Jon Heuvel

This update keeps you informed of new developments in employment law and focuses particularly on a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision concerning Amnesty International

Motive irrelevant in establishing race discrimination

In the recent case of Amnesty International v Ahmed (UKEAT/0447/08/ZT), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employee was subjected to direct discrimination when her employer, Amnesty International, did not offer her a promotion on the basis that her ethnicity meant that it would be dangerous for her to perform the role. Further, Amnesty International was concerned that offering the promotion could compromise its impartiality and, therefore, effectiveness.

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