Our employment law update for April covers the Supreme Court decision the correct definition of “sex” and “woman” in the Equality Act and a Court of Appeal decision providing guidelines on gross misconduct dismissals....more
4/28/2025
/ Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Gross Misconduct ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Gap ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal
Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could be blamed for those who...more
5/30/2024
/ Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Reports ,
Pay Gap ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our April update includes a case on AI facial recognition software that allegedly discriminated against black people, a case where an individual carrying out a dismissal did not have enough knowledge of protected disclosures...more
4/30/2024
/ Age Discrimination ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Racial Bias ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work Schedules
Our September update includes cases on whether a transgender employee was discriminated against for being subject to a “gender specific” insult, the extent to which employers should enquire about employees’ disabilities in...more
9/28/2023
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
PHI ,
Sick Leave ,
Transgender ,
TUPE ,
UK
Our July update includes cases on the dismissal of a devout Christian dismissed for gross misconduct for social media criticism of pro-LGBTQ+ teaching at schools, allowances that tribunals should make to litigants in person...more
7/28/2023
/ Age Discrimination ,
Anti-Nepotism Laws ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Harassment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Human Rights ,
LGBTQ ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Social Networks ,
Termination ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unconscious Bias ,
Unfair Dismissal
Our June update includes cases on whether an employer notified of an employee’s pregnancy just before termination is liable for a pregnancy dismissal, whether an employer’s future discovery of a disability makes it...more
6/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Constructive Discharge ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Performance Reviews ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Sick Leave ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Safety
Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the potentially disruptive...more
4/26/2023
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our February update includes new cases on marital status discrimination, including a general refresher on direct discrimination, a case of whether private WhatsApp messages can be used in tribunal proceedings, and how to deal...more
2/22/2023
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Evidence ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marital Status ,
Marital Status Discrimination ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
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