Comparator for female prison officer

Comparator for female prison officer

The hypothetical comparator for a female prison officer conducting a rub-down search of a male prisoner was a male prison officer conducting a rub-down search of a female prisoner, despite the fact that a male prison officer was not permitted to carry out such a search. TheEmployment Appeal Tribunal so held when dismissing the appeal of the Home Office against the decision of an Employment Tribunal holding that the applicant, a prison officer, has been discriminated against under section 1(1)(a) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.