Equal pay
Glasgow City Council claimants win equal pay case
Unions representing thousands of claimants in a long-running equal pay claim against Glasgow City Council have welcomed the latest victory...
Gender pay gap: women could shun employers over “unequal pay”
Two-thirds (65%) of women and 27% of men would not apply for a job at a company where “men and...
Making the most of your gender pay gap report
With the gender pay gap reporting Regulations coming into force in April, it is critical that HR teams can understand...
Disability
The law and mental health in the workplace
Employers must get to grips with mental health in the workplace with politicians focusing on the issue and recent case...
Managing workers with terminal illness: a guide
With growing numbers of employees set to work into older age, managing those with terminal illness will be a priority...
How can we tackle low levels of employment for those with learning disabilities?
Learning Disability Week in June put the spotlight on low levels of employment for those with learning disabilities. Mencap’s Mark...
Age discrimination
Managing workers with terminal illness: a guide
With growing numbers of employees set to work into older age, managing those with terminal illness will be a priority...
UK lags behind in employment of older workers
The UK ranks 19th out of 34 countries in terms of its employment rate of older workers, according to PwC’s...
Commit to employing a million more older workers, says age champion
Employers should commit to employing 12% more employees over the age of 50 by 2022, according to Andy Briggs, the...
Religious discrimination
Ramadan in the workplace: top tips for employers
For many Muslims, Ramadan is a period of religious observance, which includes fasting from sunrise to sunset. Ashok Kanani provides...
Headscarf cases: what now for employer dress codes?
Recent European court judgments have suggested that employers can justify a ban on employees wearing certain religious items. But what...
General election 2017: five things to know about politics in the workplace
Can employers prevent staff from political campaigning at work? Should employees be banned from displaying their political allegiance, for example...
Bullying & harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace: Uber media outcry alerts employers to cut the risk
Sexual harassment in the workplace is in the spotlight after widespread publicity of claims by a former employee at technology...
General election 2017: which party will shake up employment law the most?
With the general election approaching, consultant editor at XpertHR Darren Newman examines the Labour and Conservative manifestos to see where...
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Retirement
Gap between men and women’s retirement income grows
Women retiring this year will be £6,400 a year worse off than men, according to new research from Prudential.
The...
Institute for Employment Studies outlines key HR challenges for 2017
HR’s most pressing challenges for 2017 include getting to grips with a multi-generational workforce, taking a more prominent role in...
A19 police retirements not age discrimination – Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has ruled that police forces’ use of Regulation A19, which required police officers with more than...
Religion
Ramadan in the workplace: top tips for employers
For many Muslims, Ramadan is a period of religious observance, which includes fasting from sunrise to sunset. Ashok Kanani provides...
Headscarf cases: what now for employer dress codes?
Recent European court judgments have suggested that employers can justify a ban on employees wearing certain religious items. But what...
Ban on religious dress can be justified, says European Court
An employer can justify a ban on religious dress that prevents a Muslim woman from wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab)...
Sex discrimination
Sexual harassment in the workplace: Uber media outcry alerts employers to cut the risk
Sexual harassment in the workplace is in the spotlight after widespread publicity of claims by a former employee at technology...
Enhancing family-friendly pay: pros and cons for employers
Whether or not to enhance pay during maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave is a perennial dilemma for employers....
Shared parental pay: father wins sex discrimination case
A father whose wife was advised to return to work to combat post-natal depression has won a sex discrimination claim...
Race discrimination
Queen’s speech 2017: Brexit dominates legislative programme
The Queen has outlined the minority Government’s legislative programme for the next two years, concentrating on eight separate Brexit-related bills....
Ethnicity pay gap reporting: how would it work?
Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have pledged to introduce ethnicity pay gap reporting if they come to power...
Social media misconduct: dismissal harsh but fair
An employment tribunal has held that the dismissal of a long-serving employee over derogatory comments she made on Facebook about...
Family friendly working
Bill for paid parental bereavement leave is launched
Parents who have suffered the death of a child will receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a new law...
Are fathers’ rights at work working?
Despite the introduction of shared parental leave, employers have been slow to enhance fathers’ rights at work. John Smith, a...
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Sexual orientation
When employees’ religious beliefs clash with gay customers’ rights: five key cases
This week, the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal was expected to hear the high-profile case of a bakery accused of...
Personnel Today Awards 2015: HMRC shines in Diversity and Inclusion
HMRC impressed the judges and received the Award for Diversity and Inclusion at the Personnel Today Awards 2015. Here we...
Tribunal watch: Unfair dismissal for smelling of alcohol at work
An employment tribunal has held that an NHS worker was unfairly dismissed after a colleague reported him for smelling of...
