James v Eastleigh BC

James v Eastleigh Borough Council [1990] 2 AC 751 is a leading discrimination case relevant for UK labour law, concerning the test for discrimination. It rejected that motive was in any way a part of the test for discrimination. This precludes the legality of positive discrimination, or any other kind of discrimination which may involve a benign motive.

James v Eastleigh BC

James v Eastleigh Borough Council [1990] 2 AC 751 is a leading discrimination case relevant for UK labour law, concerning the test for discrimination. It rejected that motive was in any way a part of the test for discrimination. This precludes the legality of positive discrimination, or any other kind of discrimination which may involve a benign motive.