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Harassment: context is key
...discrimination and harassment. The employment tribunal dismissed his claims. Although viewed in isolation the comment may have been discriminatory, when viewed in context it was cl...
Hannah Lockyer
...discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE. Hannah’s work also includes advising individuals on the terms of settlement agreements and negotiating enhanced terms. She is also experienced in drafting g...
Ensuring equal pay in the workplace - as published in economia
...discrimination laws to carry out and publish an equal pay audit UK laws which deal with inequality in the workplace are found in the Equality Act 2010. The law protects employees from discrimination ...
Gay head teacher succeeds in unfair dismissal and discrimination claims due to biased disciplinary process
Gay head teacher succeeds in unfair dismissal and discrimination claims due to biased disciplinary process Serious failings and bias throughout the disciplinary process entitled a gay head teacher to ...
Law Commission Consults on Employment Law Hearing Structures
...discrimination claims (for example discrimination in education or the provision of goods and services). Currently those claims have to be brought in the county court. At the moment ...
No disability discrimination where employee refused to move workstations in mistaken belief this would exacerbate her osteoarthritis
...discrimination arising from disability therefore failed. Implications This decision provides a welcome restriction for employers on the scope of claims for discrimination arising from disabili...
No Duty to Top Up Part-time Earnings During Phased Return to Work
...discrimination. The EAT overturned the employment tribunal’s decision that the employer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to top up her part-time earnings. The tribun...
Government consults on tackling workplace harassment
...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 closes on 2 October 2019.&nbs...
Reasonable adjustments: online job applications and auxiliary aids
...discrimination claims. The case is a useful reminder that job applicants are protected against discrimination by the Equality Act 2010. Therefore, duties to make reasonable adjustments may arise at t...
Redundancy Scheme Paying Higher Payments to Older Employees was Lawful
...discrimination. The Court of Appeal upheld the tribunal decision that the difference in treatment was objectively justified by the strong social policy objective of providing a financial cushion tha...
How to please the generation who ‘want it all’ - as published on Edge online
...discrimination in the workplace Generation Y are most likely to harbour negative views about the value of older employees. This has potentially significant repercussions. Generation Y may well hold ...
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...
Doyle Clayton's Christmas Cracker!
...discrimination, privacy, tax exemptions, bribery, regulator considerations and more! The information given in this webinar on 9 December 2020 is for refer...
Reminder: Employment Law Changes from 1 October
...discrimination laws to carry out an equal pay audit. Further information can be found here; National minimum wage increases – the adult rate increases to £6.50 per hour. Further information on the...
Brexit Secretary questioned about employment law intentions
...discrimination compensation give a legally binding guarantee that citizens of other EU countries currently living and working in the UK and using public services will be able to continue to do so unaf...
Taxing compensation payments
...discrimination and breach of contract for unpaid wages and unpaid notice pay. She entered into a COT3 agreement whereby Yellow Pages agreed to pay her £53,000. She received the payment, but net of t...
Religion and Belief Issues: EHRC Calls for Evidence
...discrimination legislation is proving in practice. The EHRC wants to hear about both negative and positive experiences since 2010, including: How religion or belief has affected the recent experienc...
Why whistleblowing is becoming the go-to claim - as published in economia
...discrimination angle as no period of qualifying service is needed to bring a claim. However, employees who don’t have discrimination claims will be looking for something else on which to hang a claim....
Ill-health dismissals: Fairness and Disability Discrimination
Ill-health dismissals: Fairness and Disability Discrimination In cases of dismissal for long-term sickness absence, employment tribunals must always consider whether the employer could be expected to ...
Number of new and expectant mothers forced to leave jobs has doubled
...discrimination claims from three months to six months; that assurances should be given that there will be no erosion of rights and protections as a result of the uncertainty following the vote to lea...