Equal Opportunities archive 2011

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7 December 2011
Government announces "the most radical reform to
the employment law system for decades", Protected
conversations: an unwelcome layer of complexity?,
XpertHR launches 2012 HR calendar

12 October 2011
Specific public sector equality duties, Answering a
discrimination questionnaire, Age discrimination: German
collective agreement requiring pilots to retire at 60,
"Borat" nickname for Polish employee was discrimination

10 August 2011
Commencement of the specific public sector equality duties
delayed, Sex discrimination: Royal Navy promotion system
gave rise to indirect sex discrimination, How to work
without a compulsory retirement age

8 June 2011
Government consults on a new system of parental leave, flexible
working, annual leave and equal pay audits, sexual orientation
discrimination: Pub's "repositioning" unlawfully discriminated
on ground of sexual orientation

13 April 2011
April 5: Public sector equality duty comes into force, April 6:
Default retirement age abolished, April 6: Positive action in
recruitment and promotion introduced, employment law manual
updates: Retirement and equal opportunities

10 February 2011
Government makes Equality Act commencement order on positive action,
Equality Act 2010: statutory codes of practice to come into force,
Equality Act 2010: guidance on the public sector duty and positive
action, Government confirms abolition of default retirement age

Equal Opportunities 2010 archive