Weekly issue 160

News in brief

The Supreme Court has referred the case being pursued by the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) against British Airways on pilots’ holiday pay to the European Court of Justice

Not permitted

It is a well established principle in law that courts will not find in favour of anyone who tries to bring a claim based on an illegal or immoral act

Part and parcel

To make a claim under the discrimination regulations, claimants have to show that they work “wholly or partly” in Great Britain