Zero Hours Working And Part-Time Discrimination Claims

A worker employed as an associate lecturer under a zero-hours contract could compare himself with an academic lecturer on a full-time contract of employment for the purposes of a claim under the Part-time Workers Regulations. The Employment Appeal Tribunal found that they were employed under the same type of contract.

What is needed for a part-time discrimination claim?

Part-time workers have a right not to be treated less favourably than comparable full-time workers, unless the difference in treatment can be objectively justified. To succeed in a claim under the Part-time Workers Regulations an individual must:

• Establish that they are a part-time worker;
• Identify a comparable full-time worker;