were in a comparable situation to the plaintiff (other contract employees). The
Court found that the plaintiff had been discriminated against when the formula
used meant that she received less benefits than other secretariat staff who were
on contract.
60. In the present matter, the Claimant, Eliza Steven, ought to have demonstrated
to this Court that she has been treated differently as compared to other
employees in an analogous position (comparable situation) by the inclusion
of domestic workers in the list of exempted employees from the mandatory
occupational pension scheme. The Claimant should have also demonstrated
that she has been treated differently because of the existence of any of the
analogous grounds for discrimination in section 20(1) of the Constitution.
61. This Court finds that section 11 of the Pension Act does not prescribe
requirements that exclude the 1st Claimant from being placed on pension on
the basis of a particular analogous ground listed in section 20(1) of the
Constitution. In fact, section 11 of the Pension Act does not restrict employers
from providing pension to their domestic workers. Section 11 of the Pension
Act does not directly discriminate against the 1st Claimant.
62. To restate, section 11 merely empowers the Minister to exempt a class or
category of employees from the mandatory occupational pension scheme. The
1st Claimant alleges that by issuing the Pension (Exemption) Order, through
which domestic workers are exempted from the mandatory occupational
pension scheme, the Minister responsible for Finance actuates the indirect
discrimination in section 11 of the Pension Act. Thus, the consequential
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