Compensation against one respondent can be demanded from any
In discrimination cases, employees can sue both their employer and anyone they think has helped their employer to act in a discriminatory manner. In London Borough of Hackney v Sivanandan, the Court of Appeal confirmed that where employees claim money from multiple parties, compensation must be awarded on a joint and several basis (i.e. the employee can claim the full amount from any of the parties and the unsuccessful respondents then have to sort out who ought to pay which proportion of the damages between themselves).