Role swap was a reasonable adjustment In Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Jelic, the EAT held that the swapping over of a disabled...

Employers’ guide to eldercare published A new guide from a leading care provider, My Family Care reveals that identifying employees with eldercare responsibilities and understanding...

Coalition sets out ‘details’ of its employment policy In ‘The Coalition: Our programme for Government‘ document the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has set out the measures...

Discrimination compensation totalled £8m in 2009 The Equal Opportunities Review has published the results of its annual survey of compensation awarded in discrimination cases. The...

Allowing a discriminatory environment does not ‘aid’ it In May and Baker v Okerago, the EAT held that an employer cannot be liable for aiding...

100,000 older workers forced to retire last year A poll conducted for Age Concern and Help the Aged earlier this year shows the use of...

Active implementation of policy relieves employer of liability In Ali v Sitel an employment tribunal found that an employer could not be held liable for...

New homophobic anti-incitement offence comes into force   A new criminal offence has come into force which outlaws threatening behaviour or materials intended to stir...