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Addressing racist language in Financial Services

A recent decision by the Employment Tribunal made headlines and has drawn attention to a complex issue within the financial…
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Navigating Childcare and Weekend Working – A Fair Dismissal?

A decision made by the Employment Tribunal has been recently reviewed where an NHS nurse with two disabled children was…
3 years ago
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Risks of not making reasonable adjustments

The case of Tyerman v NHS Digital demonstrates the onus on employers to consider reasonable adjustments for job applicants….
3 years ago
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Third Party Harassment: Relief for Employers?

Employers were concerned that they would be held wholly responsible by the courts over a third party’s conduct, but not…
3 years ago
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Racist language – immediate dismissal or ill-judged mistake?

A recent decision was made by the Employment Tribunal when a Lloyds Bank employee, was unfairly dismissed for using the…
3 years ago
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Gender Neutral Insults – Taking All Reasonable Steps

In considering whether a transgender employee had been subject to discrimination, the Employment Tribunal has stated that the term ‘w****r’…
3 years ago
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Sexual Harassment at work – Isn’t it 2023?

The Tribunal awarded a substantial £357,000 to a 22-year-old trainee for 26 acts of sexual harassment and 8 acts of…
3 years ago
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Subject Access Requests – The Relentless Rise

A person’s right to make a DSAR to obtain the information an organisation holds about them has long been an…
3 years ago
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Modern Slavery – A Reminder of Corporate Duties

Recent figures obtained by the BBC’s File on 4 found that the number of modern slavery cases reported within the…
3 years ago
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Bullying at work – A step too far?

Dominic Raab was accused of acting in an “intimidating” fashion, with “unreasonably and persistently aggressive conduct”, in work meetings while…
3 years ago
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Toxic workplace culture…I’m not loving it

In February this year, McDonald’s entered into a legally binding agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission through……
3 years ago
Menopause, Menstrual Health and Workplace Policies

Menopause, Menstrual Health and Workplace Policies

The British Standards Institution (BSI) celebrated the launch of its new guidance aimed at supporting employers to better retain experienced……
3 years ago