by Sam Swinstead | Jun 26, 2013 | ED&I
An Equal Pay Case that has been heard by the Supreme Court has ruled that it is acceptable to compare the pay of workers from different establishments within one local authority. More than 200 female classroom assistants and nursery nurses have won the right to bring...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 1, 2013 | ED&I
Workplace Groping features in the headlines again – there is interesting article in the BBC about it today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21573043 We’re not convinced a “no touching rule” at work is necessary, useful, practical or even...
by Sam Swinstead | Feb 21, 2013 | ED&I
New & useful guidelines on managing employee requests relating to religion & belief have been published by the EHRC (Equality & Human Rights Commission). It includes good case studies that give practical real world guidance....
by Sam Swinstead | Jan 16, 2013 | ED&I, Employee Experience
This week sees the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) give a verdict on four religious belief cases; one of which was the now widely known case of Ms Eweida being forbidden to visibly wear a crucifix at work by British Airways. The four cases were considered...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 17, 2012 | ED&I
We are pleased to report that thankfully the Court of Appeal saw sense & concluded that a breach of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act can’t be claimed when any damage to relationships or reputation that result from the dismissal are a consequence of the...
by Sam Swinstead | Nov 16, 2012 | ED&I
We’ve just read that a judgement expected from the Court of Appeal today may have an impact on how tribunals reach their verdicts in unfair dismissal cases. If the verdict goes in favour of the claimant, the tribunal may be required to consider whether a...
