Pregnant and employed? Your top three questions answered!
Pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace are perhaps one of the most misunderstood areas of employment law for employers and individuals alike. As a result, all sorts of myths have grown up over the years. We often get queries… Read on
A quick guide to references
Our quick guide aims to highlight some of the legal issues and requirements relating to references for those giving references, those who are the subject of references and those requesting a reference. For those writing references, read our article: top… Read on
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
Love island: can your employer stop romantic relationships at work?
No man (or woman) is an island and, as we all spend increasing amounts of time working, it is unsurprising that many people meet their partner at work. What are the relevant legal rules around this and how far can… Read on
Gender recognition: changes to the law proposed
The government equalities office has launched a consultation on making the process which allows a person to change their legally recognised gender (by the issue of a gender recognition certificate) easier for those in England and Wales. A consultation has… Read on
World Cup 2018: don’t let football fever cause a headache in the workplace
The 2018 football World Cup takes place in Russia between 14 June and 15 July. Time is running out for employers to tell their employees where the goal posts are as regards the impact of this sporting tournament on the… 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
Benefits of a neurodiverse workforce highlighted by Springhouse
Ben Power recently wrote about the benefits of a neurodiverse workforce in an article published by the Law Society Gazette. You can read his article here in full. Neuro-what? The word “neurodiversity” is an umbrella term which includes all who… Read on
Equal pay fact sheet
Our latest fact sheet looks at equal pay. Our series of factsheets is intended 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… Read on