Age discrimination: Ben Power published in The Times law pages
Ben Power’s article “Age discrimination is still the same old problem” was published in the prestigious law pages of The Times newspaper on 2 August 2018. Ben’s article discusses the conundrum of balancing equality for older workers against fairness for… Read on
Long-term sickness absence: dismissal was unfair and discrimination for failure to consider part-time working
In Ali v Torrosian and others (t/a Bedford Hill Family Practice) the Employment Appeal Tribunal overturned a tribunal’s decision that there was no discrimination arising for disability. The case shows that while the tests for unfair dismissal and discrimination are… Read on
Positive discrimination after Brexit: a brave new world awaits?
Springhouse’s senior partner, Ben Power was recently asked to write for The Brief, the daily newsletter on all things legal from The Times. His analysis of how the law relating to positive discrimination needed to change after Brexit was published… Read on
Employer liable for discrimination even though it didn’t know conduct was linked to disability
The Court of Appeal recently had to decide whether it had been an act of disability discrimination for an employer to dismiss an employee for misconduct which it did not know at the time, was related to the employee’s disability?… Read on
Shared parental pay and sex discrimination: another decision
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has allowed an appeal in a case brought by a police officer about the practice of paying employees on shared parental leave (SPL) only statutory shared parental pay, while female employees on maternity leave receive… Read on
Age discrimination fact sheet
We kick off our series of factsheets with age discrimination. We intend to cover topics which individuals may find of particular interest or, which are universally relevant but tricky to navigate. Our aim is to give basic facts about the… Read on
Discrimination to cost employers more from 6 April as compensation rises
From 6 April 2018, the compensation which successful claimants can recover in discrimination cases will increase as the “Vento guidelines” – which employment tribunals follow when deciding how much to award for injury to feelings – are amended to reflect… Read on
Expectation on disabled employee to work long hours could be discrimination
The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether a requirement to work long hours was a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) for the purposes of a claim of disability discrimination. Background Section 20 of the Equality Act 2010 provides that… Read on
Non-disabled employee wins disability discrimination claim
An employee whose health condition did not amount to a disability has won her disability discrimination claim against her employer. The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that a police office suffered disability discrimination when her application to… Read on
The negatives of positive discrimination
Many organisations recognise that their workforces are not as diverse as they could be in order to better reflect the society they operate in. This isn’t just a case of demonstrating an employer’s PC credentials – there are recognised business… Read on