Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

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  Employment law cases

  Maternity leave: Redundancy form sent to employee's inaccessible work email address

  In South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v Jackson and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, as long as the miscommunication came from an administrative error, an employee whose redundancy redeployment form was sent to an inaccessible work email address was not unfavourably treated because she was on maternity leave.

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  Employment law cases

  Pregnancy discrimination: Decision to dismiss made before knowledge of pregnancy

  In Really Easy Car Credit Ltd v Thompson, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) allowed the appeal and held that the employer was not obliged to revisit its decision to dismiss when it became aware that the employee was pregnant.

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  Employment law cases

  Pregnant workers can be included in collective redundancies, holds ECJ

  In Guisado v Bankia SA and others, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that there is nothing in EU law to prevent a pregnant worker from being included in collective redundancies.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Kirsti Laird is senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys. She rounds up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, Linda Quinn and Krishna Santra senior associates and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues and Dominic Speedie associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  ECJ examines Italian law excluding female workers on maternity leave from a course

  The European Court of Justice found that an Italian law that excluded a female worker from a vocational training course, which was necessary for a chance at a promotion, because she was on compulsory maternity leave constituted unfavourable treatment contrary to EU law.

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  Employment law cases

  No discrimination in dismissal following post-maternity-leave absences for depression

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that it was not direct sex discrimination or pregnancy and maternity discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 for an employer eventually to dismiss an employee who was on long-term sick leave for post-natal depression that continued long after her maternity leave had ended.

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  Tasks

  Discipline an employee who is pregnant or on maternity leave

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  Employment law cases

  Discrimination: EAT provides guidance on injury to feelings awards and aggravated damages

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided guidance on remedies for discrimination claims, including injury to feelings and aggravated damages.

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  Tasks

  Manage an employee who is undergoing IVF treatment