Airline's roster practices were indirectly discriminatory towards breastfeeding mothers | Practical Law

Airline's roster practices were indirectly discriminatory towards breastfeeding mothers | Practical Law

In McFarlane and another v easyJet Airline Company Ltd ET/1401496/15 & ET/3401933/15 an employment tribunal considered whether an airline's refusal to allow certain flexible working arrangements for breastfeeding amounted to indirect sex discrimination, a failure to pay remuneration for suspension on maternity grounds and a failure to offer suitable alternative work.

Airline's roster practices were indirectly discriminatory towards breastfeeding mothers

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report w-003-8704 (Approx. 5 pages)

Airline's roster practices were indirectly discriminatory towards breastfeeding mothers

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 12 Oct 2016 • England, Wales
In McFarlane and another v easyJet Airline Company Ltd ET/1401496/15 & ET/3401933/15 an employment tribunal considered whether an airline's refusal to allow certain flexible working arrangements for breastfeeding amounted to indirect sex discrimination, a failure to pay remuneration for suspension on maternity grounds and a failure to offer suitable alternative work.