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01Dec
The duty to prevent sexual harassmentThe Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into effect on 26 October 2024....
10Apr
Philosophical belief discrimination: are anti-Zionist beliefs protected?The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against someone because of the...
26Mar
COVID-sceptic beliefs may be protected under the Equality ActThe Equality Act 2010 protects individuals from discrimination because of a protected characteristic...
23Mar
Hospital worker unfairly dismissed for refusing to have a COVID-19 testIn a highly fact specific case, an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) has upheld a complaint of unfair dismi...
22Nov
Employees: be wary of the ‘vanishing dismissal’What is a vanishing dismissal? Many people, including some employment lawyers, are unfamiliar with t...
21Nov
Substantial increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum WageSet to boost pay for around two million people across the UK, the Government has announced a welcome...
29Sep
Although it’s rare for them to do so, restrictive covenants can bite…The typical advice often given to individuals concerned about the impact of restrictive covenants is...
26Jul
Can a lack of belief in transgenderism be a “protected belief” under the Equality Act 2010?Yes, as reiterated by the EAT in the recent case of Mackereth v Department for Work and Pensions and...
07Mar
COT3 settlement agreements: be clear about which claims are being settledThe fairly recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in the case of Arvunescu v Quic...
09Feb
Was it fair to dismiss an employee who refused to have the COVID-19 vaccination?Yes – in the case of Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd. In December 2020 there was a...
