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£11,000 awarded to employee whose colleagues imitated his Caribbean accent

3 April 2018

2 April 2018

Secret recordings may be admissible to enable understanding of dismissal decision

In Fleming v East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Fleming (F) claimed disability discrimination and unfair dismissal. He wanted to rely on his covert...

29 March 2018

Gender pay gap means women work for free for more than two months of the year

With the deadline for gender pay gap reporting fast approaching for organisations with 250 or more employees, latest TUC analysis shows that women effectively work...

28 March 2018

Oct to Dec 2017 stats show 90% increase in ET claims

Ministry of Justice tribunal statistics for October to December 2017 show that single claim receipts increased by 90% and multiple claims increased by 467% compared...

27 March 2018

No award for injury to feelings where compensation decided under WTR

In February of this year we reported the EAT’s decision in South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service v. Mansell & Ors, which held that an...

26 March 2018

Pre-cancerous lesion – cancer in situ – comes within disability definition

Under Schedule 1, (6) of the Equality Act 2010, Cancer, HIV infection and multiple sclerosis are each automatically a disability. In Lofty v Mr S...

22 March 2018

Government announces £1.5 million fund to help people to return to work

The fund is designed to support people, particularly women, back into work after time out looking after children and other relatives by updating their skills,...

Mayor of London vows to tackle ‘injustice’ of ethnic pay inequality

21 March 2018

20 March 2018

Disregarding mitigating circumstances results in £30,000 award

An employee who was dismissed for attending a gin festival ‘to get away from it all’ while off sick with stress following the death of...

19 March 2018

£47,000 awarded for severe transgender discrimination and harassment

The ET also found that Primark had subjected S to direct gender reassignment discrimination by failing to investigate complaints properly and dealing with it appropriately,...

15 March 2018

ICO publishes introduction to the Data Protection Bill

The ICO has published 'An introduction to the Data Protection Bill' to help people and organisations navigate their way around the Bill and focus on...

Equalities Office publish guidance on setting up a returner programme

14 March 2018

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Equalities Office publish guidance on setting up a returner programme

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