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Transgender woman brings discrimination claim against courier company in latest “gig economy” case
...discrimination claim against courier company in latest “gig economy” case A transgender woman, known as Hayley Stanley, has brought a discrimination claim against the courier company Gnewt Cargo and i...
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Payment to settle part-time working claim taxable as earnings
...discrimination claim arising during employment (as opposed to on termination) a payment made to compensate an employee in respect of lost earnings will be taxable as earnings, on the basis that the em...
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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...
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Injury to feelings awards: increases from 6 April 2018
...discrimination claim could increase for claims issued on or after 6 April 2018, following new guidance issued by the Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland. &nbs...
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No obligation to revisit dismissal decision on learning of employee’s pregnancy
...discrimination). Employers should be careful about revisiting a decision to dismiss after learning that an employee is pregnant. A fresh decision to dismiss at that point taken on gr...
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Availability of injury to feelings compensation in detrimental treatment claims
...discrimination cases using the Vento bands. These currently range from £800 (for less serious cases) to £42,000 (for the most serious cases) and are reviewed annually.
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No religious discrimination where director removed after expressing opposition to same sex adoption in media interviews
...discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Decision The employment tribunal dismissed his claims. There was no direct discrimination because Mr Page had not been removed from h...
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Flexible working affects mums’ ability to progress their career
...discrimination (where compensation is uncapped and can include an award for injury to feelings), as well as a claim under flexible working legislation if they do not consider the request reasonably or...
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Segregating boys and girls at mixed school is unlawful
...discrimination. Speedread The Court of Appeal has ruled that segregating boys and girls at a co-ed school is unlawful direct sex discrimination. Looking at the issue from the perspective of an...
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Employer entitled to calculate ill-health pension by reference to part time salary
...discrimination. We understand that Mr Williams is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Implications Benefit schemes which only benefit disabled employees will not fall foul of d...
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Court of Appeal Guidance on Discrimination Awards Where Psychiatric Injury Caused by Multiple Factors
...discrimination complaint and was unfair. The employment tribunal ruled that Mr Dent’s comment was an act of sex discrimination and upheld her other claims, awarding compensation of around £360,0...
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...
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Injury to feeling awards to increase
...discrimination claims. The new bands reflect increases by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation and a 10% “Simmons v Castle” uplift following the ruling in Simmons v Castle tha...
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Whistleblowing Dismissal Automatically Unfair Despite Decision-Maker being Unaware of Disclosure
...discrimination cases. In discrimination cases, the tribunal must focus on the thought processes and motivation of the decision-maker when considering whether there is a discriminatory reason for dism...
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The importance of adapting contracts for overseas employees
...discrimination and other statutory employment claims if their employment has a closer connection with Great Britain than the laws of any other country. In considering this question, one of the factor...
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...
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Failure to enhance pay for man seeking shared parental leave was direct sex discrimination
...discrimination A male employee has succeeded in his claim of direct sex discrimination after his employer refused to enhance his pay during shared parental leave. Speedread An employer dis...
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No Disability Discrimination where Employee made Redundant after Absence for Cancer Treatment
No Disability Discrimination where Employee made Redundant after Absence for Cancer Treatment An employer had not discriminated against an employee when it made him redundant after identifying that it...
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Requirement to sit multiple choice test was disability discrimination
...discrimination and discrimination arising from disability succeeded. The adjustment requested by Ms Brookes was also reasonable and so GLS had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments. GLS a...
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Queen’s Speech 2017: What Employers Need to Know
...discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation (but provides no detail). Other measures announced in the Queens speech include: Repeal Bill...