The UK Court of Appeal (CA) has handed down its judgment in the case of Higgs v. Famor’s School, adding to the growing body of case law that examines the complex issue of balancing employees’ freedom to express potentially...more
3/7/2025
/ Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Harassment ,
LGBTQ ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Reputational Injury ,
UK
Back in June, we highlighted that, from October 26, 2024, all employers in the UK will have a mandatory duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. We...more
As we previously reported, from October 26, 2024, under the (not-so-concisely named) Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 – which we are calling “the Worker Protection Act” – all employers in the UK...more
7/1/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Harassment ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety