Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland

Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland
Court	House of Lords
Citation(s)	[2000] UKHL 28, [2000] ICR 595
Keywords
Wrongful dismissal

Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland [2000] UKHL 28 is an UK labour law case, concerning wrongful dismissal.

Facts

A prison officer’s workplace had a collective agreement which stated over 55s would be retired first on three months notice. His contract also said ‘no one in the service should be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, race, religion, sexual preference, disability or age’. All over 55s were being retired to avoid compulsory redundancies.

Judgment

Lord Hope held that there was no age discrimination, because that term was subject to the term providing for three month’s notice. There would only be age discrimination if the employer distinguished between over 55s on grounds of age.

Lord Brown-Wilkinson, Lord Lloyd, Lord Nolan and Lord Millett concurred.

Wrongful dismissal cases

Employment Rights Act 1996 s 86

Wilson v Racher [1974] ICR 428

Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2001] UKHL 13

Gunton v Richmond upon Thames LBC [1980] ICR 755

Boyo v London Borough of Lambeth [1994] EWCA Civ 28

Société Générale, London Branch v Geys [2012] UKSC 63

McClelland v NI General Health Services [1957] 1 WLR 594

Taylor v Secretary of State for Scotland [2000] UKHL 28

Horkulak v Cantor Fitzgerald Int [2004] EWCA Civ 1287

Reda v Flag Ltd [2002] UKPC 38

Eastwood v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35

Barber v Somerset CC [2004] UKHL 13

Hill v CA Parsons & Co Ltd [1972] Ch 305

Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital [2011] UKSC 58

UK labour law

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