Balancing act: religious freedom and anti-discrimination in fostering recruitment
The High Court has ruled that an independent fostering agency’s policies for recruiting carers was unlawful on the grounds that […]
Discrimination
For better or for worse – marriage and civil partnership discrimination
Heard it on the radio: discriminatory statements fall within EU’s Equal Treatment Directive
In the European Court of Justice (CJEU) case of NH v. Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI (Case C-507/18), a […]
New Equality Bill…is this the next DSAR?
A new Equal Pay bill has been put before parliament. Supported by the equality group the Fawcett Society, it would give employees the ability to make a "right to know" request obtain information related to pay of a comparator. The information which could be requested would potentially include salary, benefit, bonus, overtime, allowances in respect of shift working and standby time, bank holidays and time off in lieu, attendance pay and performance related pay. There is also proposed to be a less specific catch all of "any other terms related to equal pay". If an employee was requesting information about something which was not a contractual term (entered into between the employer and the comparator) the provisions propose that the employer would make a statement to that effect.
Discrimination update – what constitutes a ‘philosophical belief’ under the Equality Act?
Veganism is a philosophical belief
Case law has held that, for a philosophical belief to have protection under the Equality Act 2010, the belief has […]
Discrimination and harassment cases – further progress on restricting a cover-up
Before the government called a general election, there was some traction on protecting those who are most vulnerable when entering […]
Government proposes enhanced protections for employees and workers facing workplace discrimination
The government has proposed introducing new protections for employees and workers facing discrimination in the workplace from their employers. These […]
Philosophical belief case on right to copyright fails
Is an argument about the interpretation of a contract protected as a philosophical belief? No, said the Court of Appeal […]
ACAS publishes "Menopause at work" guidance as World Menopause Day celebrates its tenth anniversary
The menopause can be a sensitive issue with many women not feeling comfortable discussing their symptoms at work because they […]
Ponderings on philosophical beliefs
In August 2018 we blogged about the case of Gray v. Mulberry (re-read here). As predicted, this case has now […]
Government issues response to pregnancy and maternity consultation
Continuing with the running theme of government consultations that have emerged over the course of July, the government last week […]