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Sex scandals and the regulators. What’s happening and what you need to know
...discrimination and harassment claims to six months. It is also looking at whether it should extend discrimination laws to protect interns and volunteers. The consultation closed on 2 October 2019.&nbs...
How to handle retirement - as published in Education Today
...discrimination claim. It is important to be aware that asking a teacher about their retirement plans can amount to less favourable treatment and result in a claim for direct age discrimination. Repea...
Headscarves and high heels: can the law interfere with what we wear? - as published in the Times
...discrimination interacts with dress codes. Discrimination law has two principal sources. EU’s Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) prevents direct and indirect discrimination based on “p...
Seemingly innocuous: the minefield of asking questions at interview
...discrimination and be used as evidence of discrimination in a subsequent employment tribunal claim: “Is English your first language?” – For many jobs a requirement that candidates can speak Eng...
Jingle all the way (to the Employment Tribunal)
...discrimination to employees not turning up for work the next day, it is a minefield for HR professionals to navigate their way through in order to avoid finding themselves at the Employment Tribunal a...
Dealing with harassment at work
...discrimination by management and repeated rebuffs from their human resources department. While Uber has been quick to say it is investigating her complaints, stories of this nature emphasise that hara...
Brexit Bites - Part 1: EU citizens – will they stay or will they go?
...discrimination unless the employer can show a genuine business reason for this selective hiring (difficult in such uncertain times) and indeed, such a step may well be an over-zealous measure. Some b...
An employee has asked about breastfeeding at work. What are our legal obligations?
...Discrimination Employers must be mindful not to discriminate against employees who breastfeed. For example, although there is no statutory right to take time off to breastfeed, employers should try t...
Brexit Bites - Part 6: What’s not changing?
...discrimination rights, for example) is considered to be a good thing and the Government will be prudent not to interfere with this. Furthermore, much UK law predates the EU Directive obliging the UK ...
Brexit Bites - Part 2: Dealing with harassment in the workplace post-referendum
...discrimination issue, they will need to handle them carefully. What constitutes harassment? If an employee, worker or contractor is treated by a colleague in a way that creates an ‘offensive, intim...
Introducing Contracts Between Students and their University will Lead to More Litigation
...discrimination or under the Protection from Harassment Act if they have received oppressive and unacceptable treatment. A concern for both universities and students alike should be who will pic...
Getting girls on top: Three ways to resolve gender inequality at work
...discrimination. The right work life balance is also key to recruiting and retaining talented women who may have, or go on to have, a family. This might mean that employers need to look at diffe...
You’re Fired! Five top tips on getting it right
...discrimination or whistleblowing, for example) will be admissible in a court or Tribunal. If in doubt, go for both options but be aware of the limitations. Tax doesn’t have to be taxing? Well, somet...
Our Views on Using Anonymous CVs
...discrimination to occur during the later stages of the recruitment process, for example at interview, where a person’s race or nationality is more likely to be apparent. It is therefore important tha...
Banker Awarded £3.1m for Sex Discrimination and Harassment
...Discrimination and Harassment Earlier this week banker Svetlana Lokhova was awarded over £3.1m compensation for sex discrimination, victimisation and harassment. Miss Lokhova suffered a campaign of ...
Helen Brooks speaks to Sky Sports about Jose Mourinho Discrimination claim
...Discrimination claim Helen Brooks, partner in the Mayfair office, has spoken to Sky Sports about Eva Carneiro's sex discrikination claim aganst Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho. Read her comments here.
Name Discrimination: Does your name really influence your destiny?
Name Discrimination: Does your name really influence your destiny? Recent weeks have seen much discussion in the press about the influence your name can have on job applications. One, now well known, ...
The Apprentice - Episode 7 - Lawyer's Summary
...discrimination. I’m looking forward to week 8 – party planning. Looks like someone gets carried out on a stretcher, sounds like a hell of a party.
Could work-related stress brought about by zero hours contracts really lead to an increase in ET claims?
...discrimination claim. With regards to a discrimination claim an individual must pay £250 to lodge their claim, and a further £950 to proceed to a full hearing. In the year prior to the introduction of...
Employment and Human Resources Advice for Schools, Academies and Colleges
...Discrimination issues TUPE transfers and indemnities on outsourcings Adding Value The Doyle Clayton Education team are happy to visit your school to provide training on a variety of topics includi...