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Equality, diversity and human rights

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Global anti-harassment and anti-bullying policy

    A model policy to set out your commitment to preventing harassment and bullying at work throughout your global operation as part of a wider strategy to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

  • Date:
    30 January 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ways to accelerate DEI progress in 2023 and beyond

    Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) continues to gain frequent mentions as one of the top trends affecting HR in 2023. But are many employers still falling short when it comes to meaningfully advancing DEI initiatives? And is it still a priority at an organisation's highest levels?

  • Date:
    17 January 2023
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Key employment cases of 2022/2023

    We reflect on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge in 2023. These include cases on: gender identity, holiday pay, coronavirus-related health and safety cases, industrial action, and dismissal and re-engagement.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Disability discrimination: Adjustments should have been made to redundancy selection process

    In Jandu v Marks and Spencer plc ET/2200275/21, an employment tribunal held that the retailer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to discount any disability-related effects when assessing the employee against the redundancy selection criteria.

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