London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Wooster [2009] UKEAT/0441/08

Duty Of Good Faith: Engendering ‘reasonable expectations’

Employers must be wary how they communicate their intentions to the workforce in light of a recent ruling, warn Annabel Gillham and Jemima Coleman ‘IBM could have wide ramifications in the employment context as it could give rise to a more general fetter on an employer’s ability to take action.’ Employers engaging in consultation with …

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Justification Defence: Revisiting the ‘cost plus’ rule

Katharine McPherson reviews the decision in Woodcock v Cumbria PCT and considers what role cost may play in justifying treatment that would otherwise amount to discrimination ‘In accordance with previous case law, the court agreed that an employer cannot justify discrimination simply because not discriminating would involve increased costs.’ For some time now, case law …

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