1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to sidebar
Menu RSS
Search the site:

Tribunal fee refund scheme is now open

Helen Jenkins

Posted on Oct 20th, 2017 By

Categories: Tribunal procedures

Share this post:
Further to the Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Unison) v. Lord Chancellor, which held tribunal fees were unlawful, the government has announced that the first claimants eligible for fee refunds will be able to apply from today. The government has also confirmed that fee refunds will include an interest payment of 0.5 per cent.
Read more »
Tribunal fee refund scheme is now open

Greek government’s imposition of height restrictions on its police force falls short of equal treatment

Helena Rozman

Posted on Oct 20th, 2017 By

Categories: Discrimination, Recruitment

Share this post:
In the recent case of Ypourgos Ethnikis Pedias kai Thriskevmaton v. Kalliri, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the requirement for candidates for the Greek police academy to be at least 170cm tall amounted to indirect sex discrimination which could not be objectively justified.
Read more »
Greek government’s imposition of height restrictions on its police force falls short of equal treatment

Supreme Court rules that embassy staff are not excluded by state immunity

Helena Rozman

Posted on Oct 19th, 2017 By

Categories: Discrimination, Dispute Resolution, Termination, Tribunal procedures, Unfair dismissal, Working Time

Share this post:
In the recent case of Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor the Supreme Court agreed with the EAT and the Court of Appeal and unanimously held that sections 4(2)(b) and 16(1)(a) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA) cannot protect embassies from Employment Tribunal claims brought by domestic staff in the UK.
Read more »
Supreme Court rules that embassy staff are not excluded by state immunity

Court of appeal rules that gender segregation at school amounts to unlawful discrimination

Helena Rozman

Posted on Oct 17th, 2017 By

Categories: Discrimination

Share this post:
In the recent case of HMCI v. The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's finding that a school's complete gender segregation of pupils from year five onwards was not direct sex discrimination.
Read more »
Court of appeal rules that gender segregation at school amounts to unlawful discrimination

Parental bereavement leave bill published by the government

Helena Rozman

Posted on Oct 17th, 2017 By

Categories: Employee welfare, Family friendly rights, Legislative Changes

Share this post:
On 13 October 2017, the government published the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill. This will offer two weeks' paid leave to any employed parent who loses a child under the age of 18.
Read more »
Parental bereavement leave bill published by the government

Safeguarding the status of EU citizens: UK and EU negotiation update

Verity Buckingham

Posted on Oct 13th, 2017 By

Categories: Brexit, Immigration

Share this post:
The EU and UK have concluded their fifth round of negotiations. Progress has been made on coming to an agreement in relation to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. Some points are still to be negotiated.
Read more »
Safeguarding the status of EU citizens: UK and EU negotiation update

Have your say on the future of the UK immigration system

Verity Buckingham

Posted on Oct 11th, 2017 By

Categories: Immigration

Share this post:
As highlighted in our September Round-Up, we are participating in the call for evidence of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
Read more »
Have your say on the future of the UK immigration system

Pensions Highlights

James Borshell

Posted on Oct 11th, 2017 By

Categories: Pensions

Share this post:
Rather than concentrate on any particular point this month I've set out a few things that have happened in the pensions world in the last month or so.
Read more »
Pensions Highlights

Landmark legal battle that could prevent women earning less than men in the UK

Gina Unterhalter

Posted on Oct 11th, 2017 By

Categories: Discrimination, Equal Pay, Gender pay gap reporting

Share this post:
The latest hearing in the UK's largest ever private sector equal pay claim is due to kick off today, in a case that could eventually see around 15,000 predominantly female Asda workers recovering well over £100m in pay.
Read more »
Landmark legal battle that could prevent women earning less than men in the UK

Ethnicity Facts and Figures

Gina Unterhalter

Posted on Oct 11th, 2017 By

Categories: Discrimination, Equal Pay, Gender pay gap reporting

Share this post:
On Tuesday 10 October 2017, the Government launched a new website – Ethnicity Facts and Figures – the aim of which is to challenge society to “explain or change” disparities in how people from different ethnic backgrounds are treated.
Read more »
Ethnicity Facts and Figures