Vento bands increase announced
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and Scotland have issued new guidance updating the bands of […]
Discrimination
Disability – what do you know?
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Donelien v. Liberata UK Ltd (see here) and provided reassurance to employers that they can rely on occupation health advisers in deciding the question of disability. However, this is subject to employers making their own enquiries also.
Greek government's imposition of height restrictions on its police force falls short of equal treatment
In the recent case of Ypourgos Ethnikis Pedias kai Thriskevmaton v. Kalliri, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the requirement for candidates for the Greek police academy to be at least 170cm tall amounted to indirect sex discrimination which could not be objectively justified.
Supreme Court rules that embassy staff are not excluded by state immunity
In the recent case of Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor the Supreme Court agreed with the EAT and the Court of Appeal and unanimously held that sections 4(2)(b) and 16(1)(a) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA) cannot protect embassies from Employment Tribunal claims brought by domestic staff in the UK.
Court of appeal rules that gender segregation at school amounts to unlawful discrimination
In the recent case of HMCI v. The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's finding that a school's complete gender segregation of pupils from year five onwards was not direct sex discrimination.
Choice words
The case of Ms Carolina Gomes v. Henworth Limited t/a Winkworth Estate Agents & anor. serves as a useful reminder to be careful when selecting your choice of words when talking to employees.
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – November 2016
In this issue we look at a recent Court of Appeal decision focusing on sexual orientation protection following a refusal […]
Calling HR: time to give your views on the work, health and disability green paper on "improving lives"
The government has produced a consultation paper, “Work, health and disability: improving lives”. The paper highlights the following striking statistics: […]
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – September 2016
In this issue, we look at whether a job applicant can gain protection under the Framework and Equal Treatment Directives […]
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – June 2016
In this issue we look into the implications of misusing data in the employment context. In particular, we utline recent […]
The Great Brexit Debate: Protection for UK Workers
We are, of course, coming increasingly close to 23 June – the date of the referendum on the UK’s continued […]
Out of time, but not out of the running
The EAT handed down its judgement in the appeal of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board v. Morgan this […]