British Airways plc v Mak and others

UK discrimination law applies to work done “wholly or partly” in this country. BA’s Hong Kong-based cabin attendants tried to claim race and age discrimination here. In a typical year they would complete 28 flight cycles to the UK, involving debriefings after each flight and about 58 hours in hotels until the return flight.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission