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Discrimination & Equality
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Do employers need more of a backbone post Higgs?

The legal tests around being discriminated against because of holding a particular belief are a minefield, requiring a balancing act…
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All in a Day’s Work: Neonatal Care & Leave

In this month’s episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are following the introduction to disability discrimination by doing a deep-dive…
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Employment
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Dismissal of an Ofsted Inspector over a single incident of physical contact with a pupil was unfair

The Court of Appeal has recently delivered its judgment in Hewston v Ofsted [2025] EWCA Civ 250 that an Employment…
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Employment
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A Move in the Wrong Direction: How a Desk Swap Led to Constructive Dismissal

A recent decision of the Employment Tribunal highlights that even what could be considered as a small or trivial change…
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Discrimination & Equality
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Age Discrimination: Is Your Retirement Policy Past Its Prime?

The recent Tribunal decision in Mr M L Scott v Walker Morris LLP serves as a stark reminder to employers…
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Employment
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All in a Day’s Work: Failure To Make Reasonable Adjustments

In this month’s episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are following the introduction to disability discrimination by doing a deep-dive…
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Discrimination & Equality
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Office humour & the risk of harassment claims

A recent Employment Tribunal ruling Ms Samina Ashraf v NHS England provides useful insights into how harassment claims are assessed…
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Discrimination & Equality
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Influential judgment evaluates employee right to expression of beliefs

The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in the prominent case of Mrs Kristie Higgs v Farmor’s School, concerning…
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Dream On: “Psychic” IT worker fails to predict his own dismissal

A recent Employment Tribunal judgment has provided a valuable insight on assessing philosophical beliefs, particularly in the context of unfair…
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Can an air kiss amount to harassment under the Equality Act?

At President Trump’s second inauguration, the President and First Lady shared an awkward “air kiss”. Between colleagues in the workplace,…
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Discrimination & Equality
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Bridging the gap: Family-Friendly Policies to attract women into construction

The construction sector has long been regarded as one of the most male-dominated sectors in the UK. In 2024, women…
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Employment
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Return to Work: to mandate, or not to mandate?

A number of high-profile businesses have announced the end of their hybrid working policies and have mandated their staff return…
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