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Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination timeline

It looks like the long-running saga over the addition of "caste" to the definition of "race" under Equality Act 2010 has reached a critical point, with the Government backing down over its opposition to the amendment. We chart some...

Published 24 Apr 2013 2:10 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, race discrimination, caste discrimination

Race discrimination still an issue as King's legacy is remembered

As the US prepares to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, it is a fitting tribute that this year's holiday falls on the same day as President Barack Obama's second inauguration. With this summer marking the 50th anniversary of the famous...

Published 18 Jan 2013 10:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, recruitment, employee rights, employee relations, usa, race discrimination, eeoc

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 07.08.10 to 20.08.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a police officer who was forced out after blowing the whistle on a colleague; an investment banker who is seeking £13.5 million after successfully claiming sex discrimination;...

Published 20 Aug 2010 1:08 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, sex discrimination, maternity leave, discrimination, redundancy, religion, national minimum wage, race discrimination, dismissal, pregnancy, long-term sickness, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 26.06.10 to 09.07.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: compensation for a Protestant teacher who was made redundant in Northern Ireland; a payout for a property lettings agent who claimed that her boss asked her to lie in...

Published 9 Jul 2010 2:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, redundancy, religion, national minimum wage, employment tribunals, race discrimination, dismissal, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, age discrimination

Can employers have an English-only policy in the workplace?

A Bill has been approved in the US state of Tennessee that allows employers to require employees to speak English on the job, reports the Tennessean website . But is it legitimate for UK employers to adopt an English-only policy? Read More...

Published 4 Jun 2010 11:40 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee relations, usa, race discrimination

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 15.05.10 to 28.05.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a male lawyer made redundant over a colleague on maternity leave; a garden centre worker who was dismissed for taking home a goldfish he was told to dispose of; and an...

Published 28 May 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, maternity leave, redundancy, race discrimination, pregnancy, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 01.05.10 to 14.05.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a pilot who claimed race discrimination on the ground that treatment he received from colleagues was because he is Scottish; a financier who accused her boss of sexual...

Published 14 May 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, race discrimination, disability, pregnancy, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 03.04.10 to 16.04.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including well-publicised cases involving: Tim Wheeler, former chief executive of property group Brixton plc; a Christian nurse who was not allowed to wear her cross necklace while...

Published 16 Apr 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, religion, employment tribunals, race discrimination, dismissal, deductions from pay, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 20.02.10 to 05.03.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an award of over £50,000 for a Croatian employee who was harassed; an unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim by a doctor who refused to work unless he had somewhere to sleep...

Published 5 Mar 2010 8:55 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, harassment, redundancy, contracts, employment tribunals, sexual orientation, race discrimination, dismissal, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunals: what would you like to see covered?

XpertHR's case reporting has been improved with the addition of a new service providing summaries of new employment decisions, as well as the full transcripts of the cases , to go alongside our more detailed monthly summaries on a particular area...

Published 27 Jan 2010 11:53 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, disability discrimination, race discrimination, disability, sexual harassment, reasonable adjustments

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 09.01.10 to 22.01.10

A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including a successful unfair dismissal claim by Weston-Super-Mare pier staff who were made redundant after it was damaged in a fire, compensation for an engineer who was dismissed for failing...

Published 22 Jan 2010 12:49 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, harassment, redundancy, employment tribunals, race discrimination, time off, dismissal, pregnancy, unfair dismissal, resignation, constructive dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 26.12.09 to 08.01.10

A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including the reinstatement of a Territorial army soldier who was made redundant after he returned from Afghanistan, a successful claim by a park ranger who was dismissed for making a joke about...

Published 8 Jan 2010 8:22 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, harassment, equal pay, redundancy, employment tribunals, race discrimination, dismissal, misconduct, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 28.11.09 to 11.12.09

A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including an employer that tried to pacify an employee who had been racially abused with a 15p pay rise, a hospital chef who was dismissed for eating a piece of garlic bread, and an estate agent...

Published 11 Dec 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, job applications, race discrimination, christmas, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunals: redundancy-related claims skyrocket

To no one's great surprise, the number of employment tribunal claims related to redundancy went up dramatically for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, according to new Tribunals Service statistics (PDF format, 257K) (on its website). Read More...

Published 30 Sep 2009 2:28 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, redundancy, religion, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, race discrimination, disability, employment tribunal figures

The Equality Bill: simplifying discrimination law?

By distilling the current discrimination legislation into one Equality Bill, the Government hopes to achieve a clearer legal framework for equality that will be easier to understand and implement. But has it done this? The three-part detailed analysis...

Published 30 Jun 2009 12:25 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, sex discrimination, discrimination, equality bill, disability discrimination, race discrimination, positive action

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