Equality, diversity and human rights

New and updated

• Coming soon to XpertHR

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming New model documents on 360-degree feedback assessments.

• Human rights

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Herbai v Hungary and Gilham v Ministry of Justice, concerning the scope of the right to freedom of expression.

• Cases on appeal

  Type:

  Law reports

  Updated to reflect that the Court of Appeal will not hear the appeal in Awan v ICTS UK Ltd because the parties reached a settlement.

• Webinar: LGBT-inclusive workplace - practical strategies from Stonewall

  Date:

  4 December 2019

  Type:

  Audio and video

  In this webinar, Sanjay Sood-Smith, executive director at Stonewall, shares his experience and top tips for embracing and embedding an LGBT-inclusive workplace

• Age discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, in which the EAT considered if an employer can be held liable for third-party harassment under the Equality Act 2010.

• Disability pay gap narrows slightly to 12.2%

  Date:

  3 December 2019

  Type:

  News

  Disabled employees are paid 12.2% less than their non-disabled colleagues, according to the Office for National Statistics.

• Dismissal for involvement with HR website violated human rights

  Date:

  27 November 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Herbai v Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights held that a worker's right to freedom of expression was violated when the employer dismissed him due to his involvement with a website devoted to HR issues.

• Reasonable adjustments for disabled workers: Employment tribunal round-up

  Date:

  25 November 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  We round up three employment tribunal decisions in which large employers were found to have breached the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees under the Equality Act 2010.

• Supreme Court: District judges are protected by whistleblowing legislation

  Date:

  14 November 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Gilham v Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court unanimously held that whistleblowing protection extends to judicial officeholders.

• Eight in 10 want right to know male colleagues' salaries

  Date:

  14 November 2019

  Type:

  News

  Women should have the right to know if they're being paid less than their male colleagues, according to research by campaign group the Fawcett Society.