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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers were held to have discriminated against employees because their age was a factor in their dismissal.
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- Date:
- 17 August 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The language of the Equality Act 2010 around gender reassignment discrimination can now seem outdated and raises questions over exactly who the Act covers. XpertHR senior employment law editor Susie Munro looks at the extent of the protection provided to employees who identify as non-binary or gender fluid.
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- Date:
- 16 August 2022
- Type:
- Case studies
Dematic talks to XpertHR about how it cut its gender pay gap and improved the gender balance of its workforce through a culture-change process focused on good leadership, good management and good practice.
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- Date:
- 15 August 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer can escape liability for acts of discrimination committed by its staff where it has taken "all reasonable steps" to prevent the discrimination. What steps should employers take to reduce the risk of liability for bullying and harassment committed by their workforce in the course of employment?
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three employment tribunal cases that involved the provision of equality, diversity and inclusion training in the workplace.
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- Date:
- 15 August 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
XpertHR principal employment law editor Stephen Simpson argues that the blithe devaluing of equality, diversity and inclusion training by senior government figures fails to take account of the practical and legal benefits that such training brings for employers, especially if they are facing an employment tribunal.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Tables listing the dates of the main cultural festivals and anniversaries of different religions and beliefs in 2023.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Enhanced with a new version of the model policy, with the example wording reflecting an organisation's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at work, including how this commitment is put into practice.
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- Date:
- 10 August 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Two recent high-profile rulings have something important to say about direct religion or belief discrimination. However, both deal with a controversial topic - how an employer should deal with an employee who does not accept its approach to trans rights - so it is easy to miss that lying behind the controversy an important legal principle is being fought over, says consultant editor Darren Newman.
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- Date:
- 29 July 2022
- Type:
- News
There's no sign of mandatory disability employment reporting yet, but organisations may benefit from collecting workforce disability data to better understand the needs of staff, writes Katharine Moxham.