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Part-time workers must find comparable full-time worker - Workplace Law
27 May 2009
"This case has reinforced and confirmed the position that, unlike other discrimination legislation, part-time workers must be able to point to an actual full-time worker as a comparator. This may present an unfair situation for part-time workers in small organisations, as identifying a full-time worker carrying out the same or broadly similar work will be challenging. However, once a claimant can identify an actual comparator, the position remains that an Employment Tribunal panel may take into account hypothetical comparators in considering why the claimant was treated less favourably."