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Disability discrimination – what is a disability?
Posted: 05/03/2025
The question of ‘what is a disability?’ is often contested in Employment Tribunal (ET) claims, and has recently been examined by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of Mrs Alcian Roofe-Stewart v MacIntyre Care. In this case the EAT considered whether the ET had properly taken into account the application of the Equality Act......>>
What to expect in employment law in 2025
Posted: 08/01/2025
The Labour Party’s victory in the 2024 general election means that 2025 is set to be another busy year in the field of employment law. Its ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ has been heralded, admittedly by the deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, as the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation, and the publication of the Employment Rights......>>
Gender identity and the law – where are we now?
Posted: 28/06/2024
With Pride Month drawing to a close, and the new month heralding a potential change in government, there is a firm focus on LGBTQIA+ issues, and the major political parties have all included the subject in their recently published manifestos. While claims for sexual orientation discrimination continue to occupy the courts and tribunals......>>
Proposed changes to paternity leave rules
Posted: 30/01/2024
The draft Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations were presented to Parliament in early January. If approved, they will improve the flexibility around taking statutory paternity leave (and paternity leave for adoption and shared parental leave) in England, Wales and Scotland. However, campaigners have criticised these proposed amendments......>>
New equality laws for a new year
Posted: 24/01/2024
On 1 January 2024, amendments to the Equality Act 2010 came into force. These amendments preserve, and in some cases, extend, a number of employment rights which would otherwise have ceased to be effective at the end of 2023 by virtue of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL). The amendments are summarised as......>>

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Employment alert - 12 January 2023
What to expect in employment law in 2023. 12 months ago we published a similar article looking ahead to what 2022 might bring to the world of employment law. It is fair to say that while some predictions were borne out, 2022 also threw its fair share of curve balls.

Employment alert - 26 August 2022
A debate has long taken place in the higher tribunals and courts as to whether an employee is being dismissed for making a protected disclosure ('blowing the whistle') or for the unacceptable manner in which the employee did so. In this article, we look at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited.

Employment alert - 8 April 2022
JP Morgan trader unfairly dismissed: how do employment tribunals align with FCA compliance considerations? Jones v JP Morgan Securities Plc (No.1) [2021] 6 WLUK 722.

Employment alert - 3 December 2021
The United Nations has designated 3 December as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in order to raise awareness about disability issues and mobilise support for greater equality. To mark this occasion, we comment on the recent case of Gray v University of Portsmouth.

Employment alert - 30 November 2021
Two months’ ago, we reviewed the case of Kong V Gulf International Bank, (click HERE) where the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had to consider whether the ‘protected disclosure’ of a whistleblower was the reason for her dismissal. The EAT found that even though her protected disclosure was the reason for the poor treatment she received.

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