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BBC acknowledges sex discrimination in pay 1

BBC acknowledges sex discrimination in pay

January 2020 was a good start for equal pay for women at the BBC. Sarah ...

Interesting settlement for discrimination 2

Interesting settlement for discrimination

We have read news of a settlement for discrimination by a transgender woman in a ...

Ethical veganism - protected as a philosophical belief? 3

Ethical veganism – protected as a philosophical belief?

Under the Equality Act 2010, employers must not treat staff less favourably or harass them ...

Dress code at work 4

Dress code at work

Dress codes at work have been in the news quite a bit recently. See our ...

When employers don't have knowledge of a disability 5

When employers don’t have knowledge of a disability

One in four employers would not hire a disabled person if they have knowledge of ...

Sacked for posting on Facebook: How would the sacking of Israel Folau be dealt with under UK Law? 6

Sacked for posting on Facebook: How would the sacking of Israel Folau be dealt with under UK Law?

Rugby Australia has sacked Australian rugby star Israel Folau because of what he said in ...

A one-off discriminatory act can attract a high level of compensation 7

A one-off discriminatory act can attract a high level of compensation

What would the compensation be for a one-off discriminatory act? In discrimination law, one of ...

Religious conversations and gross misconduct 8

Religious conversations and gross misconduct

Can religious conversations get employees into trouble for gross misconduct? This article looks into a ...

Is vegan discrimination a thing? 9

Is vegan discrimination a thing?

This article discusses whether courts and tribunals will agree that the Equality Act protects vegan ...

Victimised music lecturer wins £180,000 10

Victimised music lecturer wins £180,000

The Equality Act 2010 forbids victimisation. The employee must show that they were subjected to ...

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