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High Court finds that directors can be liable for breach of employment contract

Most directors of companies don’t expect to be held personally liable for inducing the employer to breach an employee’s contract […]

By Aggie Salt
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Vento bands increase

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland have issued an update to the Vento guidelines, setting out new bands as adjusted for inflation.

By Lisa Watson
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Acas publishes guidance on workplace neurodiversity

Acas has published guidance to help employers learn about neurodiversity and to suggest changes that can be made in the […]

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No discrimination if dismissal based on religious beliefs of employer

In Gan Menachem Hendon Ltd -v- de Groen,the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that dismissing an employee, who refused to […]

By Claire Maclean
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Constructive knowledge of disability: when should employers reasonably know of an employee's disability?

In the recent case of Lamb v. The Garrard Academy the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered at what point employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act).

By Aggie Salt
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Supreme Court considers "unfavourable" treatment in relation to disability discrimination

The Supreme Court has found that calculating an employee’s pension entitlement based on the employee’s part-time salary (where the employee […]

By Claire Maclean
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Government framework for voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing: what is expected of employers?

Following the 2017 Thriving at Work Review, the government has developed a framework to support large employers with recording and […]

By Laura Morrison
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Is it safe to dismiss an employee who is receiving long-term disability benefits?

The EAT has dealt a blow to employers, confirming that the purpose of permanent health insurance and similar schemes would […]

By Laura Morrison
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Context is key in claims of harassment

In the recent case of Evans v. Xactly Corporation Limited the EAT considered whether calling an employee a “fat ginger […]

By UK People Reward and Mobility Team
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Government to propose mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting

As UK companies with more than 250 employees are now required to publish gender pay gap information, the government has turned its attention to the ethnicity pay gap.

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Sex discrimination case flushed out of the Tribunal system with a £25,000 settlement

A female council worker has settled her sex discrimination claim for £25,000. She was instructed to go to a different office, ahead of an inspector's visit, to clean the kitchen and the toilets. She was told the toilets "needed a woman's touch" despite the fact that cleaning was not within her job description.

By Helena Rozman
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"Pitiful" and "patronising" – the excuses given for the lack of female presence in FTSE boardrooms

The Hampton-Alexander Review, an independent review backed by the government to scrutinise the gender balance of boards at the top of the country's leading companies, released a report this week which lists some of the excuses given by companies for a lack of female representation on their boards.

By UK People Reward and Mobility Team

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