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Office greetings: how to be business-like - as published in the Times
...discrimination excluded women from the board and meeting rooms of Britain. But from the 1960s as women rightly entered the office workforce in ever increasing numbers, things became wrongly more muddl...
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Ban on Religious, Political and Philosophical Symbols Not Direct Discrimination
...Discrimination A company’s ban on employees wearing religious, political or philosophical symbols did not amount to direct religious discrimination, according to the Advocate General. Speedread A com...
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Dismissal for Refusing to Leave Husband was Religious Discrimination
Dismissal for Refusing to Leave Husband was Religious Discrimination An employer discriminated against a teacher on grounds of religion when it dismissed her because she refused to leave her husband...
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Loose Connection Between Conduct and Disability Sufficient for Discrimination Arising from Disability Claim
...Discrimination Arising from Disability Claim A disabled employee dismissed for misconduct could claim that his dismissal was discrimination arising from disability even though his bad tempered outbur...
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Workers Deprived of Rest Breaks Not Entitled to Injury to Feelings Compensation
...discrimination. Where an injury to feelings award is made in discrimination cases, it is based on the effect of the discrimination on the claimant, not on the default of the perpetrator. By contrast,...
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Disciplinary Action for Imposing Religious Views Not Religious Discrimination
Disciplinary Action for Imposing Religious Views Not Religious Discrimination An employer who disciplined an employee who tried to foist her religion on to a junior member of staff had not discrimina...
Suspicions of terrorist activity: An employer's guide - as published in HR Magazine
...discrimination on grounds of race, religion or belief, employers considering disciplinary action need to have sound evidence of a potential risk, or reasonable evidence that the employee has engaged i...
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Refusal to Extend Permanent Health Insurance Beyond 60 Not Age Discrimination
...discrimination by the employer. In addition, the employer’s decision not to extend a PHI policy it introduced in 2007 (which provided cover to age 65) was not direct age discrimination. The employee...
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No Direct Disability Discrimination as Decision Maker did not Know Employee Disabled
...Discrimination as Decision Maker did not Know Employee Disabled An employee’s dismissal was not direct disability discrimination as the decision maker did not know that he was disabled. Occupational ...
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Injury to Feelings Compensation Taxable as a Termination Payment
...discrimination and unfair dismissal, seeking compensation for loss of earnings and injury to feelings. Following a successful mediation, his employers agreed to pay him £200,000 under a settlement agr...
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Instruction Not To Speak Russian at Work Not Race Discrimination
...discrimination claim Some employers may have introduced or may be considering introducing a requirement to speak English at work. Such a requirement may give rise to indirect race discrimination. Ho...
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Employer Not Required to Make Adjustments to Absence Management Policy
...discrimination arising from disability. Employers would then have to justify the treatment.
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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...
Startups: Plan ahead to avoid costly legal disputes (part IV)
...discrimination law and that any background and right to work checks are appropriate. Also, you should confirm that the individuals will not be in breach of any third party obligations by joining your ...
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Can an employer’s failure to investigate a fabricated allegation amount to race discrimination?
...discrimination? An employee could not complain of race discrimination when his employer failed to investigate a made up grievance as he had not suffered a detriment. Speedread An employee had been tre...
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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 ...
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....
More trouble for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea
...discrimination claims against Chelsea, and Mourinho in particular, likely to succeed, or does Dr Carneiro face a difficult legal battle? Less favourable treatment The essence of a sex discrimination...
The Apprentice - Episode 3 - Lawyer's Summary
...discrimination examples. Clearly I did the candidates a disservice; they were nothing but polite, friendly and respectful to and about the French. They just saved their scathing comments for one anot...
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Associative Discrimination: What Degree of Association is Required?
...Discrimination: What Degree of Association is Required? In a claim for associative victimisation, no particular relationship is needed between the victim of discrimination and the person who has done ...