Victimisation
A person can be victimised even though they
do not have a good claim for Sex Discrimination. The rule of
victimisation states it is unlawful to victimise a person because
they have brought proceedings under the Sex Discrimination
Act or they have given evidence in relation to such a claim
or have made allegations in relation to such a claim. It is
then necessary for the person to show that they have been picked
on, treated less favourably because they did one of those acts.
Therefore, we could be faced with a position
where someone brings a claim to the Employment Tribunal for
Sex Discrimination, the Tribunal finds against them on the
grounds of Sex Discrimination but when they return to work
their bosses are so angry that they have had to spend time
and money on the Sex Discrimination claim that they start picking
on that individual because she lodged a claim at the Employment
Tribunal. If the reason for the treatment is because she lodged
the claim at the Employment Tribunal, that would be a protected
act and that would mean that she has been victimised on the
grounds of sex. |
