In only the second appellate decision on menopause in the workplace, the EAT held that an Employment Tribunal had erred in deciding that a woman suffering from a wide range of menopausal symptoms which affected her day to day life was not disabled for employment law purposes.
The Government has announced that a new right for employees to take up to one week of unpaid carer’s leave per year will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.
In Daley v Vodafone Automotive Ltd the EAT held that an Employment Tribunal should have considered whether an employer’s failure to probe the impact of an employee’s depression and medication rendered the dismissal process unfair.
A new report on sexual harassment in the workplace has shown the continued prevalence of such behaviour, even when employees work from home. In this briefing we highlight the key findings of the report and outline the recommended steps for employers.
