Changing laws to protect women going through menopause “not ruled out”
How could legislation regarding the menopause change moving forward?
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Tag: protected characteristics
How should HR handle historical social media posts?
The length of time which has passed since the posts were created throws up additional questions for HR.
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Chinwe Odimba-Chapman and Raphael Mokades: Fighting Class Discrimination – Unintended Consequences
“For all its good intentions, we believe that using the Equality Act to tackle class discrimination could be problematic, and even counter-productive.”
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Employer set to challenge tribunal victory linked to transgender tweets
The former employer of Maya Forstater, a woman dismissed for tweets deemed to be transphobic, has declared it will be returning to court.
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Tribunal rules caring responsibilities fall more heavily on working mothers
This has been considered an “important appeal” in reinforcing the protection from discrimination for working mothers.
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Long-COVID urgently needs to be recognised as a disability, TUC warns
Almost a fifth said the amount of sick leave they had taken, due to long COVID, had triggered HR processes.
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Former law lecturer receives £168,000 following unfair dismissal due to disability
This comes after disparaging comments from colleagues including “[She’s] as mad as a box of frogs”.
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How do HR and Gen Z view recruitment processes differently?
How can HR make recruitment processes more tailored to what the new workforce value?
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Yvonne Gallagher: Gay marriage cake – what next for employers
Advice for employers based on insights of the court rulings over cases involving protected characteristics disputes.
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Alan Price: Veganism – How much should I accommodate my employees’ dietary requirements at work?
With veganism being in employment law news of late, Alan Price discusses an employers’ responsibilities towards employees who have specific dietary requirements like veganism.
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Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case
Landmark case points to implications of protected characteristics.
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