Top notch growth for BDBF
Leading specialist employment law firm, BDBF, adds three further employment lawyer hires bringing their headcount to 6 partners and 10 associates.
Fathers at Work – Understanding Paternity Leave
The number of men taking time off work when their baby is born is falling. Despite the government’s attempts to encourage fathers to increase the time they spend caring for their children, it seems many men do not take advantage of their statutory right to paternity leave.
The menopause taboo: employers who ignore their responsibilities risk claims
Recent UK media headlines have focused on pioneering private medical treatment being offered to women to postpone the menopause by removing a piece of their ovary by keyhole surgery
DIRECT DISCRIMINATION DUE TO “PERCEIVED” DISABILITY OF POLICE OFFICER
The Claimant, Mrs Coffey, applied to the Wiltshire Constabulary to become a police constable. However, a medical examination revealed that she suffered from some hearing loss. Following Home Office guidance, the Wiltshire Constabulary arranged for a practical functionality test, which she passed.
NHS Trust did not discriminate when removing Christian NED for speaking out against homosexuality and same-sex couple adoption
Mr Page, a practising Christian, was a non-executive director of an NHS Trust and a lay magistrate sitting in criminal and family courts. He participated in decisions involving adoptions.