2/11/2025 1:01:51 PM Protected Beliefs and the Equality Act 2010: Belief in the ability to predict the future is not protected – should we have seen that coming? By Jackie Morris A tribunal was called upon recently to decide whether an employee who believed in his psychic ability to tell the future was...
2/7/2025 2:33:35 PM Ryanair’s guide to turning a strike into a legal nose-dive - Why employers should care about Morais and others v Ryanair By Katherine Sinclair Housing associations often have unionised staff, including maintenance teams, administrative staff, or frontline housing officers....
1/21/2025 12:46:11 PM A Big Mac without a side serving of ED&I? Is the UK following the USA's lead? By Libby Hubbard McDonald's recently announced a rollback on some of its ED&I policies. They are anxious to reiterate their ‘steadfast’ commitment to...
1/14/2025 1:01:17 PM Sorry, what did you say? By Bethany Milne A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case found that comments about an employee’s accent could be related to race for harassment...
10/7/2024 9:45:14 AM EHRC launches consultation for its updated Code of Practice on discrimination, harassment and victimisation in services and public functions By Emma Watt The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a consultation on its updated Code of Practice for services, public...
7/4/2024 8:47:24 AM A few immigration tweaks – too few to mention? I think not… By Hazel Findlay The politicians might have downed tools and joined the campaign trail, however, for Home Office staff, it has been more like business as...
7/3/2024 2:47:37 PM Menopause in the workplace - ignorance is not bliss… it’s expensive! The perils of ignoring an OH report By Sarah Harnett Engaging with your occupational health (OH) professional and following their advice formed the basis of our recent podcast. Only two...
6/25/2024 3:59:50 PM On-call and standby shifts – working time or not? By Katherine Sinclair Libby Hubbard The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) can be problematic in so far as they only differentiate between working time and rest time, yet...
6/10/2024 1:37:46 PM Home office decision to revoke social care provider's sponsorship licence without allowing time for representation unlawful By Katherine Sinclair Immigration may be the political hot potato of the campaign trail but for many social care providers, the employment of overseas workers...
5/21/2024 8:38:43 AM A conversation about sushi – small talk, or harassment? By Jackie Morris In the case of Sato-Rossberg -v- SOAS University of London, an employment judge has dismissed claims by a Japanese professor that she was...
5/17/2024 8:38:21 AM Inclusive and effective recruitment: is John Lewis showing us the way? By Libby Hubbard John Lewis have announced that they will publish job interview questions online so that candidates will have time to prepare answers in...
2/27/2024 10:40:56 AM MAC report on the Immigration Salary List - care workers to remain By Hazel Findlay On Friday 23 February 2024, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its rapid review of the Immigration Salary List (ISL) which...