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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...
How do Permanent Health Insurance pay outs affect discrimination compensation?
How do Permanent Health Insurance pay outs affect discrimination compensation? An employment tribunal had been correct not to reduce an employee’s losses by the full amount of Permanent Health Insuran...
Protection against victimisation not lost where employee had ulterior motive for alleging discrimination
Protection against victimisation not lost where employee had ulterior motive for alleging discrimination When considering whether a person has acted in bad faith (resulting in them losing protection a...
Forstater v CGD Europe & Others: Maya Forstater succeeds in Employment Tribunal
...discrimination on the basis of her gender critical beliefs. Gender critical beliefs – in summary that biological sex is real, immutable, binary and important – have been the subject of a great deal...
Belief Discrimination: Religious or spiritual beliefs and grounds for dismissal
...Discrimination: Religious or spiritual beliefs and grounds for dismissal Following the Court of Appeal’s widely reported decision in Ladele v London Borough of Islington in 2009 regarding religious or...
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 ...
Covid-19 vaccinations: The Top questions for employers
...discrimination if their employer requires them to be vaccinated? Could “anti-vaxx” be considered to be a protected characteristic in respect of which an employee should not be discriminated against? ...
Peter Daly - New Hire for Doyle Clayton
...discrimination claims. A number of his recent cases are amongst the most high-profile litigation of their type and have helped to shape the law in whistleblowing and discrimination. Pet...
Kathy Scott
...discrimination claimAdvising on post-termination restriction enforcement as part of a team moveDrafting staff handbooks, employment contracts, and absence and disciplinary letters for g...
Jonny Robinson
...discrimination, particularly Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). He advises parents through the education health and care plan process and represents parents and young people at the SEND ...
No Protection Against Post-employment Victimisation
...discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. Shortly afterwards his employer provided an unfavourable reference to a prospective employer and he claimed this amounted to victimisation for bringing the ...
Death in Service Benefits Recoverable in Full
...discrimination. In Fox v British Airways, F had been entitled to death in service benefits worth £85,000 (three times salary) under the pension scheme. He was dismissed on capability grounds five day...
Employee with “pre-cancerous lesion” deemed disabled
...discrimination, arguing that that she was suffering from cancer and was therefore deemed to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010. There was a variety of medical evidence about her cond...
The shift towards 'gender neutral' parenting - HR MAGAZINE
...discrimination claims from men. An issue employers will have to consider is whether they should offer enhanced paternity pay and return to work incentives to men on paternity leave. The position take...
Competitive Interview Requirement was Disability Discrimination
...Discrimination arising from disability The failure to appoint Mr Waddingham to the CRM post was also discrimination arising from disability. He was not appointed due to poor performance at intervie...
The end of Downton but not necessarily the end of an era?
...discrimination, religious discrimination and breaches of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (failing to provide her with daily and weekly rest breaks and 5.6 weeks’ paid statutory holiday per year). Th...
Police force discriminated on grounds of perceived disability
...discrimination claim. She did not allege that she was disabled as her hearing loss did not have, and was not likely to have, a substantial adverse effect on her ability to carry out day to day a...
Dismissal for Admitted Misconduct was Victimisation
...discrimination claim and continued to request adjustments. The tribunal upheld his claims. It considered that the discrimination claim and on-going requests for adjustments had led the employer to reg...
No Uplift if Grievance Not in Writing
...discrimination. The employment tribunal found that the kissing and touching incident was a mild form of sexual harassment which made O feel “uncomfortable”. The belt incident was direct sex discri...
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, ...