Equality, diversity and human rights

New and updated

• No requirement to match enhanced maternity pay with enhanced shared parental leave pay

  Date:

  25 June 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the recent Court of Appeal decision that puts paid - for now at least - to the argument that employers that offer enhanced maternity pay must offer the equivalent for employees on shared parental leave.

• Eight per cent of NHS staff sexually harassed in past year

  Date:

  20 June 2019

  Type:

  News

  Only a fifth of NHS staff say their employer has implemented a sexual harassment policy, indicating that workers believe it is failing to take a tough line on lewd behaviour.

• Whistleblowing v grievance: how should sexual harassment be raised?

  Date:

  20 June 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  Following high-profile allegations of sexual harassment by staff, employees are now more empowered to speak up about inappropriate behaviour than ever before. But how they raise their complaint also dictates how an organisation should handle it. Catherine McGrath explains.

• Disability discrimination: Dismissal for poor attendance was harsh but fair

  Date:

  18 June 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Kelly v Royal Mail Group Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a long-serving employee's dismissal for frequent absences in accordance with the employer's attendance policy was harsh but fair.

• Religion and belief

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  Updated to include recent research on the general principles of effective practice, and further examples of current practice in relation to religion and belief including raising awareness, recruitment and selection, and dress codes.

• Race discrimination

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on Aston v The Martlet Group Ltd, in which the EAT considered the test for establishing post-employment victimisation.

• Cases on appeal

  Type:

  Law reports

  Updated to reflect that the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others.

• Christian religious/cultural festivals and anniversaries 2021

  Type:

  Quick reference

  A table listing the main Christian religious and cultural festivals and anniversaries in 2021.

• Hindu religious/cultural festivals and anniversaries 2021

  Type:

  Quick reference

  A table listing the main Hindu religious and cultural festivals and anniversaries in 2021.

• Jewish religious/cultural festivals and anniversaries 2021

  Type:

  Quick reference

  A table listing the main Jewish religious and cultural festivals and anniversaries in 2021.