- Cited — The Lord Chancellor & Anor v McCloud & Ors 2018-12-20
“…In Hardy & Hansons Plc v Lax [2005] ICR 1565, much relied on by Mr Short, a private employer had not permitted a female employee, returning to work after giving birth, to work part-time. This prohibition …”
- Explained — The Lord Chancellor & Anor v McCloud & Ors 2018-12-20
“…n for the discriminatory treatment as between the three groups of firefighters. Mr Short’s submission was that it was as explained in Hardy & Hansons plc v. Lax[2005] ICR 1565, which required the court to make its own judgment, without according the employer any margin of appreciation or range of reasonable responses (we referred to …”
- Cited — City of York Council v Grosset 2018-05-15
“…, the test under section 15(1)(b) EqA is an objective one, according to which the ET must make its own assessment: see Hardy & Hansons plc [2005] EWCA Civ 846; [2005] ICR 1565, [31]-[32], and Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police v Homer [2012] UKSC 15; [2012] ICR 704, [20] and [24]-[26] per Baroness Hale of Richmond JSC, with who…”
- Cited — Air Products Plc v Cockram 2018-03-02
“… of the emphasis placed in the authorities on the need for careful scrutiny of the evidence put forward by employers in cases such as Hardy & Hansons plc v Lax [2005] ICR 1565, CA where Pill LJ said that the tribunal must conduct a critical evaluation of the scheme in question (paragraph 33), and warned of the risk of superficiality …”