Equality, diversity and human rights

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• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Jibes about Alzheimer's were harassment

  In Crompton v Eden Private Staff Ltd, an employment tribunal found that jibes made by employees to a 57-year-old colleague about Alzheimer's and "senior moments" constituted harassment under the Equality Act 2010.

• Date:

  7 December 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Practical steps to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace

  Diversity and inclusion expert Roianne Nedd outlines the steps employers can take to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce, including short- and long-term measures.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Redundancy and alternative employment: £50,121 for pregnant employee denied Middle East opportunity

  In Taylor-Hamieh v The Ritz Hotel Casino Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a redundancy exercise that effectively ruled a pregnant employee out of an available role in the Middle East was discriminatory. The tribunal's £50,121 award included £25,000 for injury to feelings.

• Date:

  25 November 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  How can businesses prepare for the next social movement?

  Were the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements predictable? If so, what's next and how should organisations prepare? Gareth Buchanan explores these issues and sets out some practical steps that organisations can take to be more inclusive.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Keeping within pay constraints justified discriminatory pay policy

  In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, while cost alone is not sufficient, the employer's need to reduce expenditure due to budgetary constraints imposed by the Government is a legitimate aim, and the discriminatory pay policy a proportionate means of achieving that aim.

• Date:

  11 November 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

  2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it's now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what HR can do to prepare for 2021.

• Date:

  2 October 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Police sector: Attracting recruits from different BAME groups

  We look at what police forces are doing to attract recruits from different black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups and consider if positive discrimination is necessary to increase the number of BAME police officers.

• Date:

  29 September 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Could a scholarship help you achieve your people goals?

  Offering a scholarship is not just for universities and other educational institutions, it could be a way to fulfil some of your organisation's HR goals. Karen Kennard explains how an employer scholarship can support increased diversity, social mobility and future talent pipelines.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Disability discrimination: Employee's paranoid delusions not a disability

  In Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employee who had paranoid delusions about a "Russian gang problem" was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010.

• Date:

  8 September 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Diversity: What does an LGBT-inclusive leader look like?

  Sanjay Sood-Smith, executive director of workplace and community programmes at LGBT equality charity Stonewall, gives some tips on being an LGBT-inclusive leader.