Tag Archives: discrimination

Menopause will not become a protected characteristic

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Claire Tourret

‘Menopause in the Workplace’ report The government has published its response to the ‘Menopause in the Workplace’ report presented by the cross-party Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee in July 2022. It has accepted some of the Committee’s recommendations, for example …

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Ms R Jandu v Marks and Spencer: Dyslexic shop worker discriminated against

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Claire Tourret

The case serves as a cautionary tale for employers approaching a redundancy exercise and highlights the pitfalls that even large employers may fall into when seeking to dismiss employees. Ms Jandu, who is dyslexic, had worked for the well-known retailer …

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Flexible working is not working for women

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Molly Jones

A recent survey carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that half of the UK’s working mothers are denied flexible working or only had their request partially accepted. It also found that 86% of women who worked flexibly …

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Equal Pay – Are there any risks in achieving parity?

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

The gender pay gap flags the disparity between men and women’s remuneration in the same workplace. Since 1997, the Office for National Statistics has monitored the difference between men and women’s average pay and in 2017 the Gender Pay Gap …

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Avoiding flashpoints in returning to the workplace

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

Daniel Zona, an Employment lawyer with Collyer Bristow, gives his views on how employers can avoid conflict and potential discrimination claims now that workplace social distancing rules have been eased. Running time: 6 mins

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Are Vaccination Policies at Work Discriminatory?

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

ACAS guidance ACAS (the body which deals with employee/employer disputes in the first instance) has taken the view that employers cannot require employees to take the vaccine and should listen to concerns if staff refuse to take it (read more …

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