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Equality, diversity and human rights

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  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Employment law guides: The complete list

    Our Employment law guides provide accessible and constantly updated guidance on employment law, tailored to the needs of the HR professional. They are constantly updated by internal and external authors, who are experts in their field.

  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Global research study: Pay equity and transparency

    This global research study of 1,000+ senior business and HR leaders and employees identifies five key findings about the state of today's pay equity and transparency and describes how pay equity and transparency is a critical business lever, not an HR to-do. It offers five calls to action for business and HR leaders to execute to advance progress for better business and talent impact.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Age discrimination: Case law round-up

    We look at four cases in which dismissals of employees in their 50s or 60s were found to amount to direct age discrimination, including two where redundancies were rushed through to avoid enhanced pension payments.

  • Date:
    6 April 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Four key data points on the gender pay gap 2023

    The gender pay gap has declined slightly, although the majority of organisations continue to have a gap in favour of males. We explore a number of statistics covering pay and bonus gaps, with details of broad sector and industry.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    Is there a limit on the compensation that can be awarded in a discrimination claim?

  • Date:
    24 March 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    April 2023 employment law changes: Four tasks for HR

    HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2023. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, and increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

    Updated to include information on the measures extending protection against dismissal under the Employment Rights Bill, published 10 October 2024.

  • Date:
    1 March 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ramadan in the workplace: Top tips for employers

    The beginning of Ramadan is an ideal time to remind employers of the importance of supporting Muslim staff who are observing the Islamic holy month. We round up five points for employers to remember during Ramadan.

  • Date:
    28 February 2023
    Type:
    News

    FTSE 350 firms reach women on boards target three years early

    FTSE 350 companies have met their target for women on boards three years ahead of their deadline, with two-fifths (40.2%) of board positions now held by women.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Sex discrimination: Inadequate provision of toilet facilities

    In Earl Shilton Town Council v Miller, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer's provision of inadequate toilet facilities for women was direct sex discrimination.

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