It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant because of any of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010.
The nine protected characteristics are age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
There a couple of points that can be made about the conclave in an HR context. But only a couple.
NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.
Allegations of bullying were made against the professor by a former member of his team after they resigned in 2018. Prof Ahmed said the allegations were a ‘malicious retaliation’.
EHRC chairwoman says it's ‘unacceptable to question the integrity of the judiciary’ following Supreme Court ruling on trans rights.
April saw increases in the potential compensation tribunals can award, including guidelines on 'injury to feelings' awards.
M&S bakery worker wins claim for automatic unfair dismissal and pregnancy discrimination at Watford employment tribunal.
The UK’s first transgender judge to appeal biological sex ruling by the Supreme Court at the European Court of Human Rights.
How should HR teams interpret the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, and subsequent update from the Equality and Human Rights Commission?
EHRC update on practical implications of Supreme Court ruling described as 'ill-conceived' with Green Party calling for it to be withdrawn.
An executive order issued by President Trump signifies a major reversal for protections from discrimination and may have significant ramifications for the workplace.
A former recruiter has won £25,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal after she returned to an empty office following...
Activists who question legitimacy of Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex are ‘helping nobody’, says EHRC commissioner.
Campaigners, HR experts and employment law specialists have been having their say on a crucial Supreme Court judgment in the UK. We gauge their views.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.
An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from...
