David Malamatenios is a partner and Sandra Martins, Krishna Santra and Colin Makin are senior associates at
Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.
Ford has successfully justified its policy of paying men on additional paternity leave the statutory minimum, while at the same time offering generous enhanced maternity pay to women on maternity leave.
The European Court of Justice found that an Italian law that excluded a female worker from a vocational training course, which was necessary for a chance at a promotion, because she was on compulsory maternity leave constituted unfavourable treatment contrary to EU law.
The European Court of Justice has held that EU law does not require that the commissioning mother in a surrogacy agreement be entitled to maternity leave.
The Advocate General has given her opinion that EU law means that both mothers in a surrogacy arrangement should have the right to receive maternity leave.
Joe Beeston, Kate Edminson, Rosie Kight and David Rintoul are associate solicitors and Iain Naylor is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings. They round up the latest rulings.
This unusual case against the Metropolitan Police involves direct discrimination against a dog handler who was required to return a police dog during maternity leave, which damaged her career progression and denied her opportunities for overtime.
This is a rare example, along with Crisp v Iceland Foods Ltd ET/1604478/11 & ET/1600000/12, of an employment tribunal making wide-ranging recommendations to an employer, in this case suggesting that it provide training for its managers and HR team on maternity rights.
The tribunal's reference to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in this case could result in women who have a child through a surrogate mother being entitled to the same employment protection under EU law as conventional mothers.
The Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal has held that expectant mothers can choose to start their statutory maternity pay (SMP) at a later date than the date when they cease work.