Gordon Downey v Garrath McCreery & Chief Constable of PSNI [2018]

Worthingtons Solicitors represented the claimant, Mr Gordon Downey, against the Police Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in relation to the successful pursuit of a sex discrimination complaint, the decision of which was handed down by the Industrial Tribunal on Friday 4^th October 2019. The tribunal determined the claimant was discriminated against, both directly and indirectly, in relation to the application and enforcement of a policy.

The issue arose in January 2018 when the PSNI introduced a version of a policy which sought to identify minimum standard requirements when it came to uniform and personal appearance, together with identifying safety equipment, to