Discrimination
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.
Shared parental leave and pay – equalising opportunities?
With reports citing that only 1% of those eligible took a period of shared parental leave in 2018 it is...
‘Extend whistleblowing protections in line with new EU law’
The government is being urged to adopt new EU whistleblowing legislation, to avoid the risk of UK whistleblowers being left behind.
Menstruation: Is period pain a disability?
Many men and women still view menstruation as a taboo topic and feel uncomfortable talking about periods, even though they...
Royal Mail driver told she should be ‘in the kitchen’ wins case
A Royal Mail driver who was told she should be “back home and in the kitchen” has won £2,600 in...
Injury to feelings tribunal compensation to increase
Bands of compensation awarded by employment tribunals for injury to feelings in discrimination cases – Vento bands – will increase this month.
City law partner suing for age discrimination
A partner at a City law firm has issued a High Court action claiming that his firm consistently pushed older...
Employers lack data needed to analyse ethnicity pay gap
Ninety-five per cent of employers have not analysed their ethnicity pay gap, with many lacking the data that will enable...
Removing pregnant police officer from front line was discrimination
A case where a pregnant police officer was taken away from front line duties and placed in a desk-based role ...
BNY Mellon’s flexible working policy review: what can HR learn?
Last week US bank BNY Mellon informed its employees it was “pausing” a review of its policies that allow them...
Equality regulator to investigate pay discrimination at BBC
The BBC is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission following complaints that female employees were not paid...
Virgin Atlantic cabin crew can go make-up free
Female cabin crew working for Virgin Atlantic will no longer be required to wear make-up while on their shift.
They...
Unethical use of NDAs to be outlawed
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses that attempt to conceal harassment and discrimination could be made unlawful under proposals announced by government.
Tricky sickness issues – employers’ questions answered (webinar available on demand)
Tuesday 26 March 2019, 11:00am GMT
Handling the tricky issues that can arise when an employee is on sick leave...
Leading businesses sign up for ethnicity pay gap pledge
Fifteen prominent UK organisations have signed a commitment to work towards mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting and to encourage other businesses to do so.
ONS economist wins £19,000 in sex discrimination case
A female economist who worked for the Office for National Statistics has been awarded £19,000 in compensation after she was...
