
Significant reforms ahead for the law on harassment at work
The Government has backed a Private Members’ Bill aimed at extending the obligations on employers under the Equality Act 2010.
The Government has backed a Private Members’ Bill aimed at extending the obligations on employers under the Equality Act 2010.
An Employment Tribunal has decided that an employee who was dismissed shortly after contracting Covid was not disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.
The Women and Equalities Select Committee has completed its inquiry into the impact of the menopause in the workplace and called for major reforms in this area…
In this 50 minute webinar, BDBF’s Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman and Senior Associate Blair Wassman consider the hot topic of menopause and the workplace.
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employer discriminated against and victimised a worker who lost her role after she had made straightforward statements of her gender critical beliefs on Twitter and in the workplace.
In July 2021, the Minister for Employment asked members of a “Roundtable of Older Workers” to look at the issue of menopause and employment in light of the impact that menopause can have on women’s working lives.
In the recent case of Coulson v Rentplus Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a decision that the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures applied to a sham redundancy dismissal that was tainted by discrimination.
An Employment Tribunal has held that a woman suffered harassment related to sex when her employer failed to provide a private room for her to express breastmilk while at work.
In Burke v Turning Point Scotland an Employment Tribunal decided that an employee who had suffered with Covid symptoms for around nine months was disabled and could proceed with a disability discrimination claim.
In the recent case of Finn v The British Bung Manufacturing Company Limited an Employment Tribunal held that calling an employee “bald” was harassment related to sex.
Pregnant at work? What are your rights? When should you tell your employer about your pregnancy? Specialist employment lawyers Paula Chan and Emily Plosker answer the top ten questions pregnant women ask about pregnancy and the workplace.
In the case of X v Y, an Employment Tribunal decided that a claimant’s fear of catching COVID-19, and her belief that she needed to protect herself and her partner from catching it, was not a protected belief for the purposes of discrimination legislation.
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