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    Financial Conduct Authority discriminated against worker with kidney disease

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2019

    Tribunal finds poor appraisal score was discriminatory.

    • Enhanced pay
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    Employers can enhance maternity pay and not shared parental pay

    by Rob Moss 28 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 28 May 2019

    The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Npower discriminated against autistic worker

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 May 2019

    A former Npower employee with autism has won a claim for indirect discrimination after the company failed to make adjustments...

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    Young people critical of lack of diversity and social mobility

    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2019

    Two-thirds of young people feel they have to conceal or change who they really are in order to make a good impression and find a job at many businesses.

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Employers lack data needed to analyse ethnicity pay gap

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2019

    Ninety-five per cent of employers have not analysed their ethnicity pay gap, with many lacking the data that will enable...

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    Removing pregnant police officer from front line was discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2019

    A case where a pregnant police officer was taken away from front line duties and placed in a desk-based role ...

    • Latest News
    • Indirect discrimination
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    BNY Mellon’s flexible working policy review: what can HR learn?

    by Andrea London 13 Mar 2019
    by Andrea London 13 Mar 2019

    Last week US bank BNY Mellon informed its employees it was “pausing” a review of its policies that allow them...

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    10 ways of improving employee inclusion at your organisation

    by Lee Russell 25 Jul 2018
    by Lee Russell 25 Jul 2018

    Inclusion is essential for high performance but too many organisations only pay it lip service, writes Lee Russell of learning...

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    So… can employers enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay?

    by Elizabeth Marshall and George Fellows 6 Jun 2018
    by Elizabeth Marshall and George Fellows 6 Jun 2018

    Recent tribunal decisions have provided some guidance on the legalities of offering enhanced maternity but not enhanced shared parental pay....

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    • Disability discrimination

    Recruitment: psychometric test was discriminatory, holds EAT

    by Personnel Today 8 May 2017
    by Personnel Today 8 May 2017

    Recruiters will have to be more careful about adjustments to the format of recruitment assessments for disabled job applicants, following...

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    Indirect discrimination: a welcome ruling from the Supreme Court

    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017
    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in two joined indirect discrimination cases.
    The...

    • Employment law
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    Flexible working and indirect discrimination: a difficult balance

    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016
    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016

    Consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent indirect sex discrimination case that highlights the problems that an employer can face...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Indirect discrimination
    • Religious discrimination

    Legal opinion: When can indirect religious discrimination be justified?

    by Laura Binnie 26 Jul 2011
    by Laura Binnie 26 Jul 2011

    The ability of an employer to justify indirect discrimination in the context of unlawful discrimination relating to the protected characteristics...

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    Friday Podcast: Agency workers at BMW, Public sector pay freezes, and indirect discrimination warning

    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009
    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2009

    HR news and analysis including: HR experts have warned of damage to reputation and following redundancies at BMW failure by...

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    Indirect race discrimination a risk if recruitment policies limit applicants to European Economic Area

    by John Charlton 20 Feb 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Feb 2009

    Employers could face indirect race discrimination claims if they introduce a blanket ban on job candidates from outside the European...

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