Indirect discrimination
The return to work and the risk of ‘associative discrimination’
Employers could be exposing themselves to allegations of discrimination if they require employees who live with a clinically vulnerable person to return to work.
Firms face legal ‘minefield’ when staff return to work
Employers face a ‘minefield’ of legal risks when they bring staff back into the workplace, especially if they ask workers...
Dress codes and religious discrimination: what is reasonable?
While having a dress code can help project a professional image, employers need to be careful that their policies do...
Why employers need to understand associative discrimination
There is ambiguity over whether claims of associative discrimination can succeed under the Equality Act 2010 but EU law offers some encouragement to...
Financial Conduct Authority discriminated against worker with kidney disease
Tribunal finds poor appraisal score was discriminatory.
Employers can enhance maternity pay and not shared parental pay
The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.
Npower discriminated against autistic worker
A former Npower employee with autism has won a claim for indirect discrimination after the company failed to make adjustments...
Young people critical of lack of diversity and social mobility
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.
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...
10 ways of improving employee inclusion at your organisation
Inclusion is essential for high performance but too many organisations only pay it lip service, writes Lee Russell of learning...
So… can employers enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay?
Recent tribunal decisions have provided some guidance on the legalities of offering enhanced maternity but not enhanced shared parental pay....
Recruitment: psychometric test was discriminatory, holds EAT
Recruiters will have to be more careful about adjustments to the format of recruitment assessments for disabled job applicants, following...
Indirect discrimination: a welcome ruling from the Supreme Court
Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in two joined indirect discrimination cases.
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