Equality Act: Bearing the burden – proving race discrimination in the employment tribunal

The Court of Appeal has restored the long-established burden of proof test in discrimination cases, reports Steve Peacock ‘Claims of discrimination that do not have a sound factual basis remain unlikely to succeed at an employment tribunal.’ The test for proving race discrimination and the process an employment tribunal must follow to establish whether an …
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Cases Referenced

  • Ayodele v Citylink Ltd & anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1913
  • Igen Ltd & ors v Wong [2005] EWCA Civ 142
  • Madarassy v Nomura International plc [2007] EWCA Civ 33
  • Royal Mail Group Ltd v Efobi [2019] EWCA Civ 18