Commentary and insights

All items: Equality, diversity and human rights

  • Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap: Key dates for HR

    Date:
    2 July 2025

    With the completion of the lengthy House of Lords committee stage on 24 June 2025 and the publication of the Government's implementation roadmap on 1 July 2025, the Employment Rights Bill is becoming an ever more pressing reality for HR departments. What happens next and what is the likely legislative timetable?

  • Mythbusting: Third-party harassment liability and tribunal awards

    Date:
    23 June 2025

    Will the introduction of third-party harassment liability for employers lead to pub-goers being banned from discussing contentious subjects over a pint? And do employers really have little to fear from the risk of a tribunal claim in terms of ultimate compensation awards? Stephen Simpson sets out to bust some employment law myths.

  • Mind the gap: How are countries implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive?

    Date:
    21 May 2025

    All EU member states have until 7 June 2026 to transpose the provisions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law. With new rules on reporting, affected employers will be required to submit gender pay gap reports by 6 June 2027, based on 2026 data. With the clock ticking, employers operating in the EU need to take decisive action and prepare for the new rules.

  • The definition of a woman: The legal meaning and practical implications of the Supreme Court ruling

    Date:
    1 May 2025

    Headlines were made - and both celebrations and protests were staged - when the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex. Darren Newman explains the legal background and explores some of the practical implications for organisations.

  • Supreme Court ruling and EHRC latest: How should HR respond?

    Date:
    1 May 2025

    Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman, according to the Equality Act 2010, is based on biological sex.

  • Five practical ways to maintain DEI initiatives in challenging times

    Date:
    22 April 2025

    As diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives come under increasing pressure owing to the changing political climate, Georgie Williams sets out some steps organisations can take to protect underrepresented workers.

  • Are you making the most of your gender pay gap data?

    Date:
    9 April 2025

    Now that the annual deadline has passed, it is a good time to analyse your organisation's gender pay gap calculation in detail. Understanding your data is key to developing strategies to move forward and make progress.

  • Gender pay gap: Findings from 2024 reporting

    Date:
    7 April 2025

    The deadline for gender pay gap reporting has now passed and more than 10,000 organisations have shared information on their gender pay and bonus gaps. We report on the headline data and unearth some of the trends.

  • Media myths: What did the judge really say in Higgs v Farmor's School?

    Date:
    4 April 2025

    The Court of Appeal has been making the headlines after it found in Higgs v Farmor's School and others that a Christian school assistant's dismissal for social media posts expressing opposition to the ideas of transgenderism, gender fluidity and same-sex marriage was discriminatory. But did the headlines capture the essence of the court's ruling?

  • A turning point for workplace harassment - key roundtable takeaways

    Date:
    2 April 2025

    To help HR leaders develop their strategies to tackle the practical and cultural challenges of recent and upcoming additions to anti-harassment legislation, Brightmine and HR Grapevine convened a roundtable discussion. During the event, industry professionals shared the key issues they currently encounter in dealing with workplace harassment.

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