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Women on boards
Last year Lord Davies undertook a review of women on boards and recommended that FTSE 100 companies should aim for a minimum of 25% female representation by 2015. The first annual progress report on...
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Surrogacy leave and pay – a loophole in the law?
On 17 April 2012, a Private Member’s bill was presented to the UK Parliament seeking to introduce leave, pay and allowances for parents of children born to surrogate mothers equal to those enjoyed by...
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Research shows lack of women in top jobs
Research carried out and published by BBC News has revealed that less than one third of the most senior jobs in Britain are held by women. According to the findings, women occupy on average 30.9% of...
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Recommendations in discrimination cases
The Equality Act 2010 introduced a new power for tribunals to make recommendations in discrimination cases in respect of an employer’s workforce as a whole (not just in relation to the individual...
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EU postpones plans on quotas for women on boards
We have previously blogged about the European Commission’s public consultation on gender imbalance in corporate boards. Women currently make up around 15% of board-level positions across the EU. The...
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Nick Clegg: “A modern workforce is a flexible workforce”– Government to...
Nick Clegg yesterday announced major changes intended to increase flexibility in employment and to remove barriers to working for women and carers. These changes create a new “flexible parental leave”...
View ArticleEHRC guidance on religion in the workplace
Julie recently blogged on the case of Eweida and others v United Kingdom, which found that Ms Eweida, the British Airways employee who was not allowed to wear a cross under her uniform, suffered...
View ArticleGeography not relevant in assessing “same employment”– Equal Pay
The Supreme Court yesterday handed down its judgment in the equal pay case of North v Dumfries and Galloway Council. This case involved female school-based assistants and nursery nurses employed in...
View ArticleEmployment rights around the world – how does the UK compare?
The BBC has produced an interactive map (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22688596) entitled ‘Mapping Children’s Chances’ which compares countries around the world on key measurables that contribute...
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Tribunal fees challenge rejected…but it might not be the end of the matter…
Since July 2013, claimants have had to pay an ‘issue fee’ to bring an employment tribunal claim, and a ‘hearing fee’ in advance of a final hearing. Depending on their financial circumstances,...
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‘Mere’ obesity is unlikely to be a disability, but ‘severe’ obesity may well be…
As discussed in our previous blog, the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that whilst obesity is not an impairment in itself for disability discrimination purposes, obesity might make it more...
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Only 4 firms publish gender pay gap information
A coalition scheme intended to encourage the publication of pay differences for male and female staff in top companies has been branded a “total flop” by shadow women and equalities minister Gloria De...
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40% of managers avoid hiring younger women
According to a survey of 500 managers carried out by Slater & Gordon: More than 40% of managers were wary of hiring a woman of childbearing age; A third of managers said they would rather employ a...
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Have religion or belief issues impacted on you as an employer or manager?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a call for evidence on religion or belief issues. The Commission wants to hear from employers about their experiences relating to religion or...
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Tribunal finds that offering basic paternity pay but enhanced maternity pay...
In Shuter v Ford Motor Co Ltd, Mr Shuter worked for Ford, who offered maternity leave up to 52 weeks at full pay. Mr Shuter took 26 weeks’ additional paternity leave, and was paid the statutory minimum...
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250 or more employees? Publishing gender pay gap information is to become...
Legislation passed before the general election committed the government to making new regulations on gender pay gap reporting. The government has now launched a consultation on the detail of these...
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