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Labour Pains – how unconscious bias delivers pregnancy and maternity discrimination

In workplaces that pride themselves on fairness and inclusion, it’s easy to assume that discrimination against pregnant employees and new…
11 months ago
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What is the difference between civil partnerships and marriage?

In the UK, couples who want to make a legal commitment to one another can choose between marriage and civil…
1 year ago
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The implication of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 on Inheritance, 20 years on…

The Gender Recognition Act 2004, which came into effect 4 April 2005, was a monumental piece of legislation for transgender…
1 year ago
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Dress codes and the risk of discrimination

Many leisure and hospitality businesses maintain dress codes, uniform policies and grooming policies for their employees….
3 years ago
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Extension of ban on exclusivity clauses to include low income workers

The ban on exclusivity clauses will be extended to workers/employees that earn less than the Lower Earnings Limit….
4 years ago
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Gender critical beliefs – successful discrimination claim

The claimant argued that the decision not to renew her consultancy agreement was because of her gender-critical beliefs….
4 years ago
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Long COVID may amount to a disability

In a recent decision, an Employment Tribunal has determined that an employee with symptoms of ‘long COVID’ was disabled….
4 years ago
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Uber loses in the Supreme Court: drivers are workers, not self-employed

On 19 February 2020 the Supreme Court upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision in the Uber BV v Aslam & Others…
5 years ago
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Would you rather: pay £62,381 in compensation OR make “reasonable adjustments”?

On 4 January 2021, an employer was ordered to pay £62,381 to a Claimant, for failing to make “reasonable adjustments”….
5 years ago
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Has your equality and diversity training gone “stale”?

Employers need to take “reasonable steps” to prevent discrimination in the workplace and this includes regular equality and diversity training….
5 years ago