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Equality, diversity and human rights

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  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Direct discrimination

    Updated to include a reference to Leicester City Council v Parmar, in which the EAT upheld the tribunal's finding of direct race discrimination.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Indirect discrimination

    Updated to include a reference to British Airways plc v Rollett and others, in which the EAT considered if the tribunal was entitled to allow the claim of indirect associative discrimination to proceed.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Victimisation

    Updated to include a reference to First Greater Western Ltd v Moussa, in which the EAT considered whether the employer's "collective memory" influenced its approach to the internal proceedings.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Public-sector equality duty

    Updated to include a reference to the Government's announcement on 10 October 2024 concerning the public sector equality duty. 

  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Quick reference: The complete list

    Our quick references provide key employment law facts on a wide range of topics.

  • Date:
    21 June 2023
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: DEI - A personal perspective, a practical approach

    This webinar will help you to understand DEI jargon, how it's misused in the workplace, and how to handle that misuse. You will also learn practical ways of embedding DEI in every level of your organisation.

  • Date:
    15 June 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Supporting Muslims during Eid: Five employer questions

    With the Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha expected to begin on 28 June, many Muslim employees will be preparing for the celebrations. Sabah Ahmedi, one of the UK's youngest Muslim faith leaders, answers some key questions about supporting employees.

  • Date:
    24 May 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ethnicity pay gap reporting guidelines: Six key questions answered

    The Government has published guidance for employers that wish to report their ethnicity pay gap. We look at the government guidelines around what data to collect, how to analyse and make sense of the results, and how to develop an action plan to remedy any differences revealed by the data.

  • Date:
    11 May 2023
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Age discrimination - tips, traps and Tribunal cases

    Age discrimination can be a tricky area for employers. In this edition of the podcast, Susie Munro, Senior Legal Editor at XpertHR, leads us on a tour of recent cases that offer examples of how things can go wrong if they are mishandled and provides some tips on avoiding typical age-related traps.

  • Date:
    4 May 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Six tips for engaging people who don't already believe in the benefits of EDI

    Perceptions of "wokeness" are harming inclusion efforts. So how do leaders, tasked with fostering inclusive cultures, respond to this growing and apparently socially acceptable criticism of inclusion culture? Gareth Buchanan offers some helpful tips.

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