Equal pay
Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working
A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...
Asda equal pay case: EAT allows mass claim to proceed
Supermarket giant Asda has failed in its latest bid to block a mass equal pay claim against it.
Cases on...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
Disability
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
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...
Age discrimination
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
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...
Religious discrimination
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
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...
Bullying & harassment
Female HR directors more likely to view workplace as sexist, reports charity
Almost half of female HR directors and decision-makers think their workplaces are sexist, compared with just a quarter of men...
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...
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
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
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...
Sex discrimination
Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working
A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...
Female HR directors more likely to view workplace as sexist, reports charity
Almost half of female HR directors and decision-makers think their workplaces are sexist, compared with just a quarter of men...
Five tribunal claims that will increase in post-fees era
Following last month’s decision of the Supreme Court declaring that employment tribunal fees were unlawful, the number of tribunal claims...
Race discrimination
Lammy review: Criminal records could be ‘sealed’ from employers
Individuals’ criminal records could be sealed from employers as part of a series of recommendations made in an independent review...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
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....
Family friendly working
Scottish districts top ranking for women to work and live
Two Scottish local authorities have emerged as the best places for women to live and work in, according to a...
Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working
A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...
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...
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...
