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Acas launches new religion and belief guidance to help prevent discrimination at work

5 June 2018

4 June 2018

Summary dismissal fair even though no single act was gross misconduct

In Mbubaegbu v Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, disciplinary proceedings against M, a consultant surgeon, arose out of 17 separate allegations over a period...

31 May 2018

Wales TUC publishes a toolkit to address negative impacts of the menopause on working life

Wales TUC has published 'The menopause: a workplace issue - a toolkit for trade unionists' to help reps work with employers to address the negative...

30 May 2018

New Order confers right to an itemised pay statement upon all workers from April 2019

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 will come into force on 6th April 2019....

29 May 2018

Equalities Office publishes guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination

The Equalities Office has published guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination setting out how the law might apply where an employer requires female staff...

28 May 2018

£646,000 awarded for discrimination arising from disability

In City of York Council v Grosset, Grosset (G), a teacher, suffers from cystic fibrosis; this worsened when he could not cope with his increased...

24 May 2018

CIPD report that presenteeism hits record high in UK

A new CIPD report reveals that ‘presenteeism’, or people coming into work when they are ill, has more than tripled....

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ICO publishes final detailed guidance on consent under the GDPR

23 May 2018

22 May 2018

Travelling time to a location other than normal place of work was working time

Where workers do not have a fixed or habitual place of work, time spent travelling from home to the first customer and from the last...

21 May 2018

Comment about supporting ISIS was not harassment related to race or religion

B told a colleague, Cotter (C) about a German journalist who went to Syria and spoke to Islamic State (IS) fighters....

17 May 2018

City worker jailed for harassment after uploading photos of colleague to porn website

A city worker who uploaded photos of a colleague from her social media account to an adult website has been convicted of harassment....

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Government issues guidance on employing Windrush applicants

16 May 2018

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