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- Date:
- 10 February 2021
- Type:
- Law reports
In Cumming v British Airways plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that, when deciding if the employer's policy on childcare was indirectly discriminatory, the correct pool for comparison should include only employees with childcare responsibilities.
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- Date:
- 13 November 2020
- Type:
- Law reports
In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, while cost alone is not sufficient, the employer's need to reduce expenditure due to budgetary constraints imposed by the Government is a legitimate aim, and the discriminatory pay policy a proportionate means of achieving that aim.
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- Date:
- 14 October 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells, explores the practical impact on employers of discrimination legislation, 10 years on from the introduction of the Equality Act 2010.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Ltd, in which the EAT considered the likelihood of a recurrence of the condition.
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- Date:
- 2 July 2020
- Type:
- Law reports
In Broadist v HM Prison Service, an employment tribunal found that the employer's refusal to allow a semi-retired dog handler to remain working on a part-time basis with an alternative dog, after his dog had died, amounted to indirect age discrimination.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on EHRC guidance on pregnancy and maternity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on two decisions, in which the EAT considered the "reasonable steps" defence, and what amounts to a protected act.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Badara v Pulse Healthcare Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer should not have relied solely on negative Home Office checks when it dismissed the employee for failing to provide right to work documentation.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on three decisions, in which the EAT considered the "reasonable steps" defence, what amounts to a protected act, and the non-discrimination rule.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Conisbee v Crossley Farms Ltd and others, in which the employment tribunal considered if vegetarianism is a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.