In R (on the application of Unison No 2) v Lord Chancellor, the High Court (HC) has rejected for a second time Unison’s argument that the fee charging scheme operating in the tribunal system is unlawful.
| Published: 3 January 2015
The government is rolling out an ‘older workers’ champion scheme across every part of the UK to tackle age discrimination, from April 2015.
| Published: 3 January 2015
In last week’s News Update we alerted readers to the case of Fag og Arbejde (FOA), acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Kommunernes Landsforening (KL), acting on behalf of the Municipality of Billund which had to consider whether obesity can constitute a ‘disability’ within the meaning of the Employment Equality Directive
| Published: 2 January 2015
People are being put off holding unfair employers to account by too-high fees and a lack of awareness about support, finds Citizens Advice.
| Published: 2 January 2015
Readers will recall that in July of this year we reported that ECJ Advocate General Jääskinen had given his opinion in FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Billund Kommune that whilst disability is not defined in the Equal Treatment Directive (ETD)
| Published: 12 December 2014
The TUC’s Pregnancy Test: Ending Discrimination at Work for New Mothers report suggests that although legislation is in place to protect pregnant women and those on maternity leave from discrimination, poor employer attitudes still exists towards mums-to-be and mothers.
| Published: 12 December 2014
An online tool has been made available on the Gov.uk website which helps users find out if they can get maternity, paternity or shared parental leave and how much pay they can get if leave is taken
| Published: 12 December 2014
As we move further into the winter months, Acas have reminded employers that the season often brings its own set of workplace issues.
| Published: 12 December 2014
If a woman is on maternity leave and her job is identified as redundant, then under Reg 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999 (MPL Regs), she is ‘entitled’ to be offered any suitable alternative vacancy that is available where that job is appropriate for her to do in the circumstances and where the role, place of employment and the other terms and conditions of her employment, are not substantially less favourable than in her old job.
| Published: 12 December 2014
The latest Office for National Statistics report, Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, emphasises the need for employers to be ever-vigilant in conducting the statutory duty to prevent illegal working checks on prospective employees as required under S.21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
| Published: 8 December 2014
