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International Women's Day 2011: workplace equality links

As it is not just International Women's Day (IWD) today but the 100th anniversary of the first IWD ever held, the sheer scale of events, debate and activities going on around the world means that it is possible to find something on pretty much every...

Published 8 Mar 2011 10:38 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, sex discrimination, gender pay gap

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 21.08.10 to 03.09.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: £63,000 for a teacher who was unfairly dismissed after disciplining a schoolgirl who simulated a sex act in class; £45,000 for a woman whose employer pretended that she...

Published 3 Sep 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, disability discrimination, disability, dismissal, pregnancy, victimisation, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, constructive dismissal, sickness absence

Pregnancy discrimination: £45,000 award after employer pretended employee didn't qualify for statutory maternity pay

A tribunal in Northern Ireland has awarded £45,000 to a woman whose employer pretended that she was working part-time while she was pregnant so that it didn't have to pay statutory maternity pay to her. Read More...

Published 27 Aug 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, employee rights, sex discrimination, maternity leave, maternity pay, employment tribunals, pregnancy

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: 10.07.10 to 23.07.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a successful tribunal claim by workers whose jobs were axed after Portsmouth Football club went into administration; a caretaker who was fairly dismissed for drinking...

Published 23 Jul 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, harassment, redundancy, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, disability, costs, unfair dismissal, age discrimination

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 12.06.10 to 25.06.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a shop steward who was unfairly dismissed for swearing at work; a policewoman who has been award £273,000 for sex discrimination; and an academic employed for nine years...

Published 25 Jun 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, contracts of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, religion, theft, employment tribunals, internet at work, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal, fixed-term contracts, constructive dismissal, local government

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 29.05.10 to 11.06.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an unsuccessful employment claim by Heather Mills' former nanny; a tribunal victory for a pregnant officer in the armed forces; and the case of a hotel manager who...

Published 11 Jun 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, sex discrimination, harassment, pregnancy, working time, constructive dismissal, annual leave

Sex discrimination: the final frontier

As the Daily Mail recently reported (external website), women have been banned from a Russian project to simulate a mission to Mars. It's a bizarre story, but goes to show that discrimination issues will go beyond our small planet. Read More...

Published 8 Jun 2010 12:39 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, recruitment, sex discrimination, international, space, Mars, astronaut, Russia

Redundancy: can employers favour women on maternity leave over men?

Scoring employees against redundancy selection criteria is tricky at the best of times, and as Personnel Today recently reported , even leading employment law firms can get into trouble. However, hidden behind the slightly misrepresentative reports that...

Published 28 May 2010 10:35 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, sex discrimination, maternity leave, redundancy, business practices, unfair dismissal, Eversheds

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: 20.03.10 to 02.04.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a new mother's successful sex discrimination claim after she was told that she looked like a mess when she returned from maternity leave; a part-time magistrate who...

Published 2 Apr 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, disability, pregnancy, costs, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 06.03.10 to 19.03.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an unsuccessful age discrimination claim by a TV journalist; the first decision on trade union blacklisting; and an award for a chip shop worker who was dismissed for...

Published 19 Mar 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, sex discrimination, redundancy, national minimum wage, employment tribunals, dismissal, pregnancy, unfair dismissal, blacklisting, age discrimination, lay-offs

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 06.02.10 to 19.02.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: compensation for a harassed female soldier; a decision on sickness during annual leave; and the resolution of a zero-hours contract dispute. Read More...

Published 22 Feb 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, recruitment, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, contracts of employment, sex discrimination, harassment, contracts, employment tribunals, sickness, dismissal, unfair dismissal, agency workers, sick leave, annual leave, sickness absence

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