FAQs

All items: Sex discrimination

What are the risks for an employer of refusing a request for flexible working from a male employee, when female employees' requests have previously been accepted?
What is the difference between sex-based harassment and sexual harassment?
Where a full-time position is advertised, is the employer required to consider an applicant who informs it at interview that they would like to work part time?
Where an employer reduces a pregnant employee's working hours to avoid a risk to their health and safety, can it reduce their pay accordingly?
Can an employer reject an applicant for a maternity leave cover role on the basis that the applicant is also pregnant and will not be able to work for the full cover period?
Is an employer acting unlawfully if it tells a third party such as an employment agency that it would prefer to appoint a man for the job?
Can an employer refuse an employee's request to return to work from maternity leave on a part-time basis?
Is it lawful for an employer to indicate that a vacancy is aimed at women if the job is advertised in a women's magazine?

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