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Employment law brief: 14 January 2022 Premium Content
To kick off the new year, Ian Smith serves up a selection of delights including the role of fairness, the impact of the ACAS uplift & the relevance of gross misconduct in unfair dismissal claims
14 January 2022 / Ian Smith
‘Gay cake’ claim ruled inadmissible
A seven-year legal dispute about whether a Belfast bakery unlawfully discriminated by refusing a cake decoration request has stalled after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled the claim inadmissible
12 January 2022
Discrimination by association: where next? Premium Content
An employment tribunal has given the first UK ruling on indirect associative discrimination: Charles Pigott reports
26 November 2021 / Charles Pigott
NLJ this week: Indirect associative discrimination
An employment tribunal has given the first UK ruling on indirect associative discrimination. Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve, reports on a fascinating case, in this week’s NLJ
26 November 2021
NLJ this week: Time to change bad attitudes in the profession
Recent research among 2,000 CILEX lawyers found many have faced discrimination and unfair treatment by their solicitor colleagues
26 November 2021
Pensions discrimination
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme
10 November 2021
Race at the Bar: action required
Barristers from ethnic minority backgrounds find it harder to secure pupillage and face systemic obstacles throughout their career, according to a report by the Bar Council’s Race Working Group
10 November 2021
Pensions age discrimination row takes new twist
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) could take legal action against the government over changes to its pension scheme, which it says will make firefighters pay the cost of age discrimination introduced by the government into the scheme
08 November 2021
Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof
A change in the wording of equality legislation has not altered the burden of proof in discrimination claims, the Supreme Court has unanimously held
28 July 2021
Employment law brief: 16 July 2021 Premium Content
Bargaining rights denied: Ian Smith reports on Deliveroo drivers, detriments & debatable opinions
16 July 2021 / Ian Smith
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Entries open for the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
SRA to face increased enforcement
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
PM Law failures exposed in detail
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
Employees transfer but liability remains
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees for complaints could be costly
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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