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On the beat: positive action in practice Premium Content

The first employment tribunal ruling on positive action poses problems for employers, says Paul McFarlane

20 June 2019 / Paul McFarlane
Employee claims rise
The outstanding caseload in the UK’s tribunals has increased by 8% on this time last year, driven by an increase in employment tribunal claims.
20 June 2019
Discrimination victims lacking support
Very few discrimination victims are getting the representation they need in courts and tribunals, an Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report, ‘Legal aid for victims of discrimination’, has found.
20 June 2019
Call to reform ‘gagging clause’ laws
Non-disclosure agreements too often used to cover up unlawful behaviour
12 June 2019
Employment law brief: 6 June 2019 Premium Content

Ian Smith lays down the law on religious proselytising & safeguarding unwilling employees

06 June 2019 / Ian Smith
Maternity challenges fail
Employers who enhance maternity pay for women do not discriminate against men taking shared parental leave at lower rates, the Court of Appeal has held.
28 May 2019
Working in the EU: the same but different? Premium Content
A claim arising in the French office of an international law firm should stay in France, as Charles Pigott explains
23 May 2019 / Charles Pigott
Judges needed to clear backlog
15 May 2019
Employment law brief: 9 May 2019 Premium Content

Ian Smith cleans up the latest tribunal cases & considers the importance of acting in time & the difficulty of washing off reputational harm

09 May 2019 / Ian Smith
No jurisdiction for Simmons claim
17 April 2019
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