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  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Equal pay: Tribunal rules on BBC presenter's claim

    In Ahmed v BBC, an employment tribunal upheld the presenter's equal pay claim because her work on Newswatch was like her comparator's work on Points of View, and the BBC had not shown that the difference in pay was due to a non-discriminatory material factor.

  • Date:
    7 January 2020
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Equal pay

    Catriona Aldridge, senior associate at law firm CMS, joins us to discuss the legal and practical issues that employers need to think about in relation to equal pay.

  • Date:
    17 December 2019
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers

    How far should employers go in meeting their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers? Drawing on examples from case law, we discuss some key dos and don'ts when making reasonable adjustments.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Right to work: Employer wrong to rely on checking service

    In Badara v Pulse Healthcare Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer should not have relied solely on negative Home Office checks when it dismissed the employee for failing to provide right to work documentation.

  • Date:
    4 December 2019
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: LGBT-inclusive workplace - practical strategies from Stonewall

    In this webinar, Sanjay Sood-Smith, executive director at Stonewall, shares his experience and top tips for embracing and embedding an LGBT-inclusive workplace

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Dismissal for involvement with HR website violated human rights

    In Herbai v Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights held that a worker's right to freedom of expression was violated when the employer dismissed him due to his involvement with a website devoted to HR issues.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Reasonable adjustments for disabled workers: Employment tribunal round-up

    We round up three employment tribunal decisions in which large employers were found to have breached the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees under the Equality Act 2010.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Supreme Court: District judges are protected by whistleblowing legislation

    In Gilham v Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court unanimously held that whistleblowing protection extends to judicial officeholders.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Employers not liable for third-party harassment, confirms EAT

    In Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the Equality Act 2010 cannot be interpreted to make an NHS trust vicariously liable for race discrimination for a patient's racially motivated attack on a mental-health nurse.

  • Date:
    28 October 2019
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Climate change protests: Five concerns for employers

    Widespread environmental protests, such as the Extinction Rebellion, are having an increasing everyday impact on employers. We round up potential issues for HR professionals who are dealing with disruption to their employer's operations as a result of climate change protests.

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