Discrimination Archive

The following entries are filed under Discrimination

29
Sep

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Individuals liable for employers’ discrimination awards

Written by Springhouse
It should be well known that discrimination claims can be brought against individuals as well as companies, and that financial liability is unlimited. However Tribunals have usually divided up compensation where both are employers and employees are liable. This usually meant that the company ended up paying more than the individual.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination

30
Jun

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Children’s home liable for race harassment by child

Written by Springhouse
Child A, who was at the children’s home run by Sheffield City Council where social worker Mr Norouzi worked, was regularly offensive to him on racial grounds. She had told him to go back to his own country, stated that she would like to blow up Asia and all Asians, and mocked and mimicked his accent.
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Categorised Under: News, Race Discrimination

17
Jun

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Ban on cornrows race, but not sex, discrimination

Written by Springhouse
St Gregory’s Catholic Science College had banned boys from wearing their hair in cornrows, but not girls.
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Categorised Under: Sex Discrimination, Race Discrimination

7
Apr

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Belief in BBC protected by discrimination law

Written by Springhouse
An Employment Tribunal has decided that an ex-BBC employee’s belief in the “higher purpose” of public service broadcasting (in promoting cultural interchange and social cohesion amongst other things) amounted to a “philosophical belief”, and deserved the protection of the Religion or Belief Regulations.
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Categorised Under: Religion or Belief Discrimination

24
Mar

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Arbitration clause cannot stop Tribunal

Written by Springhouse
Law firm Clyde and Co has recently been in the High Court to try to stop an ex-partner from bringing a claim of sex discrimination/pregnancy discrimination because she had agreed to an arbitration clause in her partnership agreement.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination, Compromise Agreements

Recent Posts

  1. Springhouse expands to Portsmouth
  2. Increase in qualifying period for unfair dismissal and introduction of tribunal fees
  3. Individuals liable for employers’ discrimination awards
  4. Is self-dismissal possible?
  5. Residential to own-home care: TUPE does not apply

Categories

  2. Age Discrimination
  3. Appraisals
  4. Compensation
  5. Compromise Agreements
  6. Disability Discrimination
  7. Discrimination
  8. Dismissal
  9. Employee Benefits
  10. Employment Contracts
  11. Employment Status
  12. Employment Tribunal
  13. Equal Pay
  14. Equality Act 2010
  15. European Law
  16. Health and Safety
  17. Information and Consultation
  18. Legislation
  19. Minimum Wage
  20. News
  21. Parental Rights
  22. Pay
  23. Privilege
  24. Race Discrimination
  25. Redundancy
  26. References
  27. Religion or Belief Discrimination
  28. Retirement
  29. Sex Discrimination
  30. Sexual Orientation Discrimination
  31. TUPE
  32. Unfair Dismissal
  33. Victimisation
  34. Whistleblowing

Archive

  1. 2011
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    2. September
    3. July
    4. June
    5. May
    6. April
    7. March
    8. February
    9. January
  2. 2010
    1. December
    2. November
    3. October
    4. September
    5. August
    6. July