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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Enhanced to reflect good practice in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion when placing job adverts.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the definition of gender reassignment in s.7 of the Equality Act 2010 covers employees who identify as non-binary or gender fluid.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
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.
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- Date:
- 7 December 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
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.
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- Date:
- 25 November 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
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.
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- Date:
- 11 November 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Date:
- 2 October 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.