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Religious discrimination
Higgs’ victory has ‘profound’ implications for employers
by Rob Mossby Rob MossEmployment lawyers and other experts provide their reaction to the Higgs v Farmor’s School ruling and examine the implications for employers.
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More than a dozen MPs are calling on ministers to consider a four-day working week as part of the Employment Rights Bill.
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Law firm Hill Dickinson restricts employee access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools following a “significant increase” in usage.
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Zurich UK publishes its social mobility pay data, the first insurance company and one of just a handful of companies in the UK to do so.
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Goldman Sachs scraps an internal diversity rule that banned the bank from advising all-male and all-white boards on company flotations.
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Tesco expands its Stronger Starts apprenticeship programme, introducing five times more places for young people in 2025.
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CIPD appoints a new president to act an advocate and ambassador for both the professional body and the wider people profession.
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The government has revealed plans to cut red tape, allowing up to 10,000 more apprentices to qualify each year.
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Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.
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Unison is urging the government to intervene to stop migrant care staff being exploited by rogue employers.
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Lidl is giving its 28,000 hourly-paid employees a pay rise from March 2025, ahead of the increase in the national living wage.
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Pre-employment screening
Officer fairly dismissed for not disclosing previous sacking – EAT
by Rob Mossby Rob MossBorder Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.
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More than three in five (62%) of employment tribunal claims were settled before their final hearing, according to new figures.
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Sexual harassment
McDonald’s: zero hours culture feeds sexual harassment allegations
by Emma Cockerby Emma CockerA deluge of allegations of employee harassment and abuse are threatening to cloud the fast food giant’s reputation.
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Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin repeats call on government to phase in increase to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).