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Equality, diversity and human rights

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  • Date:
    18 March 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Tribunal round-up - disability-related absence

    Susie Munro, senior legal editor at Brightmine, looks at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Disability discrimination: discrimination arising from disability

    This guide explains how individuals are protected from discrimination arising from disability, under the Equality Act 2010. This is a type of discrimination that is unique to the protected characteristic of disability.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Disability discrimination: duty to make reasonable adjustments

    This guide explains the duty to make reasonable adjustments for employees and job applicants who have a disability. A failure to comply with the duty amounts to unlawful disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.

  • Date:
    26 February 2025
    Type:
    News

    Female representation on FTSE 100 boards rises to 43%

    Female representation on FTSE 100 boards has increased to 43.4% - equating to 1,275 roles - as British businesses drive gender equality.

  • Date:
    21 February 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: How to Simplify Gender Pay Gap Reporting and Meet 2025 Deadlines

    This webinar is designed to help you streamline your gender pay gap reporting process and stay on track for 2025. We show you how navigate the key steps, meet deadlines with confidence, and use your reporting to drive meaningful change.

  • Date:
    18 February 2025
    Type:
    News

    Free speech: Kristie Higgs triumphs at Court of Appeal

    Kristie Higgs, the Christian school assistant who was dismissed after sharing Facebook posts that her employer deemed transphobic and homophobic, has won her case at the Court of Appeal.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Employee survey on workplace harassment

    A model form to conduct a survey to understand the extent of sexual harassment and harassment within your organisation and identify areas for improvement.

  • Date:
    13 February 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: What's up with WhatsApp in the workplace?

    WhatsApp and other informal messaging platforms are an invaluable communication resources for individuals and groups. But as some recent legal cases have shown, they can also create problems when they are used in a work environment. Sam Dickinson, a partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter solicitors, joins the podcasts to talk about the pitfalls - and what employers can do to manage risk.

  • Date:
    5 February 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Third-party harassment - what employers need to know in 2025

    Following significant changes in autumn 2024, the Government's Employment Rights Bill now promises further reforms to the harassment laws, including the introduction of explicit new third-party harassment liability. Employment judge Tina Elliott looks at the history of third-party harassment law, the current position and the changes on the horizon.

  • Date:
    4 February 2025
    Type:
    News

    Asda workers advance to final stage in equal pay claim

    Asda workers fighting for equal pay have advanced to the final stage in their legal battle, as the employment tribunal ruled some of their jobs are of equal value to the jobs of their colleagues in Asda's distribution centres.??

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