London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm House of Lords In a recent case on housing provision discrimination, the House of Lords stated that the long standing authority of Clark v Novacold was "wrongly decided". This will lead to an uncertain future   More...
01 December 2008 00:00

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that the European Equal Treatment Directive (EET Directive) does cover direct discrimination and harassment against an employee on the grounds of their association with a disabled person. Associative dis  More...
01 December 2008 00:00

The government has set some very ambitious targets for recruiting more disabled people in the workplace over the next two years, but what are employers actually doing about it? It could be argued that the UK's approach to disabled workers revolves a  More...
14 November 2008 16:36

Payouts for equal pay, unfair dismissal, and religious and sexual orientation discrimination jumped as total employment tribunal payouts hit £32m in 2006-07, new statistics have revealed. A Freedom of Information Act request by the Sunday Telegr  More...
10 November 2008 10:10

Public appointments commissioner Janet Gaymer is to receive new powers to promote diversity after the number of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people in senior public roles dropped last year. Ministers have agreed to broaden her role afte  More...
28 October 2008 15:01

A raft of employment law changes will take effect in the UK tomorrow (1 October). The National Minimum Wage will be increased to £5.73 for people aged 22 and over, up from £5.52. People aged 18 to 21 will be entitled to £4.77, up from £4.60, while   More...
30 September 2008 13:00

Campaigners have hit out at the lack of disability experts on the government's new equalities quango. Equalities minister Harriet Harman last week announced that the National Equality Panel was being set up to decide what new diversity laws were ne  More...
16 September 2008 08:03

Caring for a relative, partner or friend who becomes disabled, chronically ill or frail is not something that we plan for in our lives – and yet it will be a life-changing event that will become a reality for many of us. About 10% of the UK po  More...
14 August 2008 09:22

A dyslexic medical student will take legal action to stop multiple choice exams being used as part of doctors' training. Naomi Gadian, 21, will challenge the General Medical Council (GMC) over using the testing method, claiming it discriminates a  More...
30 July 2008 10:40

London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm  (plus ramifications of Coleman v Attridge Law ) A long-standing authority on how to decide claims for disability-related discrimination has been overturned by the House of Lords. This has made it   More...
25 July 2008 16:35

The ruling in the recent Coleman v Attridge Law case has major repercussions for HR directors and managers who should amend some key policies now, writes Ed Williams, employment law barrister at Cloisters. The European Court of Justice recen  More...
25 July 2008 13:35

Employers want to stay on the right side of disability discrimination laws even if they think an employee may be using the protection it provides to behave inappropriately. A ruling by the House of Lords in the case of London Borough of Lewisham v M  More...
21 July 2008 00:00

HR news and analysis including: why some employers are disillusioned by the latest duties imposed on them when bidding for government contracts, including that they must publish diversity stats and enable staff the right to training new boss o  More...
18 July 2008 16:04

Barclays is the first company to sign up to a new campaign that aims to raise awareness of 'facial discrimination'. Despite legal protections provided to people with disfigurements under the Disability Discrimination Act, research by the Changing F  More...
18 July 2008 09:02

A landmark decision in the high-profile Sharon Coleman case has paved the way for thousands of 'discrimination by association' claims by able-bodied people under the Disability Discrimination Act. The European Court of Justice this morning ruled in f  More...
17 July 2008 12:52

The new Equality Bill will create a step change in opportunities in modern Britain. Ensuring diversity – both by protecting vulnerable groups where necessary and by building their capacity in the workplace – is essential if we are to cre  More...
03 July 2008 17:02

The government White Paper on the Equality Bill was published on 26 June 2008. And although it doesn't go as far as some employers had originally feared, the clear message is that the government is committed to working to achieve equality in the workpla  More...
02 July 2008 16:07

The Equality Bill promises the biggest shake up in discrimination law since the 1970s. Its provisions will have serious repercussions for employers, especially with regard to positive discrimination, openness on pay and the extension of age discrimi  More...
02 July 2008 15:59

Will the Equality Bill allow employers to effectively tackle the inequalities that still persist in many British workplaces? No. Let's be honest - positive action is discrimination. Whether it is justifiable or, indeed, necessary is a totally   More...
02 July 2008 15:55

Harriet Harman will unveil the first draft of the Equality Bill before Parliament today - potentially paving the way for positive discrimination in the workplace. Several reports claim the equalities minister's White Paper will force companies   More...
26 June 2008 11:21