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Judicial review asserts that fostering agency’s rules against “homosexual behaviour” is direct discrimination

7 October 2021

6 October 2021

The government has unveiled plans to overhaul tipping practices. Most hospitality workers – many of whom are earning the National Minimum Wage or National Living...

5 October 2021

Currently British law states that employees can only request to work flexibly after 26 weeks of employment and are limited to one request a year....

4 October 2021

In the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd, Ms L Kong was employed as Head of Financial Audit. A draft audit report...

1 October 2021

In the recent case of Simoes v De Sede UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that an employee can bring a claim for...

30 September 2021

An employment tribunal heard how Steven Smith was left “shocked” and “disillusioned” at the size of the £1.99 portion he was handed at the Teleperformance...

29 September 2021

Global Witness has made a submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlighting allegedly discriminatory algorithms used by Facebook in Great Britain to promote...

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Carers can self-certify that they have a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccine

28 September 2021

25 September 2021

In Abdul Mohammad Basit v Pleckgate High School, a maths teacher who was sacked after telling a disruptive pupil to go into a cupboard has...

24 September 2021

In the case of Miss L Lawrence v Bundles of Joy Day Nursery, a nursery teacher has lost her sex discrimination claim after being accused...

23 September 2021

Engineers at Weetabix plants in Northamptonshire and Corby will down tools after the company tried to impose £5,000 of wage cuts using notorious fire-and-rehire tactics...

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Private members’ bill presented by MP to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements

22 September 2021

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