Equality, diversity and human rights

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• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Sex discrimination: Dismissal of part-time working mother was discriminatory and unfair

  In Long v British Gas Trading Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the selection for redundancy of a part-time employee who was the mother of young children was sex discrimination, less favourable treatment because of part-time working and an unfair dismissal.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Discrimination awards: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at four recent discrimination cases where the tribunals upheld the claims and ordered the employers to pay compensation, including one of the highest ever discrimination awards.

• Type:

  FAQs

  How can employers avoid race discrimination when taking steps to guard against illegal working?

• Date:

  21 March 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  How can HR use "microlearning" to maximise the impact of D&I training?

  For many people, properly understanding diversity and inclusion (D&I), and learning to navigate D&I issues in a business context, can be overwhelming. Stuart Affleck, Director at D&I consultants Brook Graham from Pinsent Masons Vario, looks at how "microlearning" can help staff retain their D&I training.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is long COVID a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

• Date:

  14 March 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  April 2022 employment law changes: Six tasks for HR

  HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2022. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay, and the end of HMRC's IR35 enforcement "grace period".

• Date:

  2 March 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Staff with long Covid should be treated as having disability

  Employers should treat all staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability, in the absence of clear legislative protections for people with lingering symptoms which can affect their performance at work.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Disciplinary hearing: Rescheduling and holding by phone is reasonable adjustment

  In Hayes v Rendall & Rittner Ltd, an employment tribunal held that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for the employer to reschedule a disciplinary hearing and to have it heard by telephone.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Difficult pregnancies and pregnancy loss: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at four employment tribunal cases in which the claimants successfully argued that they were discriminated against during difficult pregnancies and pregnancy loss.

• Date:

  3 February 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Don't forget workers with disabilities in your D&I efforts

  Most organisations would consider themselves open to increasing inclusion and belonging for all employees. However, too often diversity initiatives fail to focus on workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, explains Agata Nowakowska.