In Higgs v Farmor’s School & Ors, the Court of Appeal has decided that the dismissal of a school employee for posts she had made on her personal Facebook page[…]
Christian Teacher’s Dismissal Unlawful Discrimination on the Grounds of Religious Belief
Uncategorised Feb 12, 2025
ACAS has published new advice on neurodiversity to help employers create inclusive and welcoming organisations and raise awareness at work. Neurodiversity describes the natural differences in how people’s brains behave[…]
The EAT has held that an employment tribunal’s award of £10,000 for injury to feelings was “manifestly excessive and therefore perverse” in a case concerning an act of pregnancy/maternity discrimination[…]
MP Alex McIntyre has introduced a private member’s bill to the House of Commons which will introduce “Safe Leave” for victims of domestic violence. The bill currently proposes up to[…]
What’s New for 2025? Consultations on Employment Rights Bill The Employment Rights Bill includes 28 separate reforms and marks the first in a series of phases of the government’s[…]
We will be closed between Monday 23rd December and Friday 3rd January 2025 inclusive. We wish everyone a very happy and peaceful holiday season and look forward to supporting employers[…]
I have a confession. Yesterday I attended a Speed Awareness Course having been caught going (slightly) over the speed limit. I learnt a lot and appreciated the refresher in things[…]
‘Gender-critical’ beliefs, including a belief that biological sex is dimorphic, important, immutable and distinct from gender identity, are protected under the Equality Act and the European Convention on Human Rights[…]
The EHRC Guidance on the new preventative duty to prevent sexual harassment at work states that: “An employer is unlikely to be able to comply with the preventative duty unless they carry out a risk[…]
Document Pack on the New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment at Work The new duty to prevent sexual harassment came into effect at the end of October. It is difficult[…]