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- Employment law guide
In the case of Good Law Project Limited v EHRC the High Court confirmed that the EHRC's interim guidance concerning single-sex spaces and the definition of "sex" is not unlawful, while in Hutchinson v County Durham, an employment tribunal found that allowing a trans woman to use female changing rooms in circumstances when other staff objected amounted to harassment and indirect sex discrimination.
It is important for HR to recognise that matters relating to gender identity and the use of single-sex facilities are sensitive. These situations must be managed thoughtfully to prevent discrimination and harassment claims.
See: Supporting non-binary and transgender employees: Supporting an employee who is transitioning
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- Training
Updated to reflect the average compensation awarded for age discrimination claims in 2023/24.
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- Employment law guide
Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.
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- Employment law cases
We look at four employment law cases where the employee was successful and the tribunal ordered the employer to pay substantial compensation in three of them.
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- Employment law cases
We look at four discrimination cases where an employment tribunal has ordered the employer to pay a large compensation award.
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- Date:
- 11 May 2023
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- Podcasts and webinars
Age discrimination can be a tricky area for employers. In this edition of the podcast, Susie Munro, Senior Legal Editor at XpertHR, leads us on a tour of recent cases that offer examples of how things can go wrong if they are mishandled and provides some tips on avoiding typical age-related traps.
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- Employment law cases
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.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers were held to have discriminated against employees because their age was a factor in their dismissal.
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- Date:
- 25 January 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.
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- 17 December 2020
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- 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.