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Depression in the workplace: legislation and recommendations
© Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved Depression in the workplace: legislation and recommendations Depression in the workplace: legislation and recommendations A new study by the charity Depression Alliance gives rise to some serious concerns about how employers are managing depression in the workplace. Of particular concern is the finding that man...
News analysis | 23 Apr 2008
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How to avoid sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace
...s recently because of the upcoming Regulations, and because of recent Employment Tribunal cases. In one ongoing case, the judgement of a tribunal dealing with a case where a Church of England bishop refused to appoint a gay man as a youth worker, has been delayed for several weeks. The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 define sexual orientation as an orientation towards: people of the same sex (gay men and lesbians); people of the opposite sex (heterosexual men and women); or people of the same and opposite sex (bisexual men and women). The Regulations...
News | 19 Apr 2007
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Religion and sexual orientation: a clash in your workplace?
...ds; failed to consider her for promotion because of her refusal to carry out civil partnerships; failed to redress accusations from two gay colleagues that she was homophobic or the subsequent treatment of her as homophobic; accused her of gross misconduct; failed to apply the ‘Dignity for All’ equality and diversity policy equally to those who discriminated against her; and threatened her with dismissal.Whilst an extreme case, Adam Turner, Senior Associate at law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, told Workplace Law Network that the usual example of how these two discriminations clash had been turned...
News | 17 Jul 2008
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Civil partnerships: how they may affect the workplace
...artners as well. Consequently, both married people and civil partners will have a right not to be treated less favourably than single people. However, it will not prohibit conduct which discriminates between married employees and employees in civil partnerships. Proposed changes to the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations are intended to deal with this anomaly. The proposed amendments will give a civil partner who is treated less favourably than a married person the right to claim discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation. They will also provide that an employer will only be...
News | 28 Oct 2005
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The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference
...38 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: A karaoke bar in Manchester risked the lives of workers and the public after a string of fire safety procedures were ignored during construction. EAT: The widely published case of former Countryfile presenter, Miriam O'Reilly, looks ahead to April 2011 when, under the Equality Act, cases of dual discrimination will be allowed to be heard. 45 END NOTE As discrimination due to sexual orientation continues to make the headlines, a new employment lawyer group aims to promote equality, writes Adam Lawrence. 22 ADDED VALUE Neil McDiarmid, Head of brand new recruitment busine...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
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Equal rights for agency staff a step closer
... will be in place to prevent employers sidestepping the rules by sacking employees after 11 weeks and then re-employing them. Commenting on the launch of the consultation, Employment Relations Minister, Pat McFadden, said: “The last ten years have seen great steps taken to promote fairness and equality in the workplace. New rights like the minimum wage and paid annual leave have helped transform the working lives of millions. “Last year we reached agreement in Europe on the Agency Workers Directive, based on the agreement reached between the CBI and TUC. These proposals set out how we intend t...
News | 8 May 2009
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Equality Bill: the details
The Equality Bill, which is planned to take effect from Autumn 2010, will replace the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, much of the Equality Act 2006, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, the Emplo...
News | 28 Apr 2009
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Discrimination on the grounds of Sexual Orientation: when the law is not enough
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (which came into force in December 2003) seek to protect workers against discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation. In December of last year the Civil Partnership Act 2004 came in to force giving same sex couples the same rights of ci...
News | 10 Feb 2006
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Does your company have equal pay reviews?
...ntly in Parliament, includes the 'gender equality duty', which will come into force in April 2007. Under this duty, the Government are currently proposing that public authorities must "develop and publish a policy on developing equal pay arrangements between women and men". This policy will include promoting equal pay and tackling job segregation through training and development. In 2005 the Department for Trade and Industry announced that it would be reviewing all anti-discrimination legislation. The Government has said that the purpose of this review is to harmonize, modernize and simplify the legi...
News | 30 Jan 2006
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The sex issue
...ance in favour of a man. These are therefore signs that Europe may be moving towards a more accepting approach in relation to positive discrimination. Ultimately, however, it would be for government to legislate in relation to a bolder approach. The issue is a political one as many people feel that promoting positive discrimination rather than simply taking people on merit alone is actually patronising to particular groups or minorities. Many organisations will not support positive discrimination. The arguments for it are often to counter historical discrimination or to counter the "People Like Us" syn...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2006
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Toolkit launched to promote NHS equality
A new toolkit has been launched which aims to help NHS organisations work out how fairly they treat patients and employees. The Equality Delivery System (EDS) framework tool aims to enable NHS organisations to: make sensible adjustments in the workplace for staff who need support in caring for younger and older dependents. prioritise better access to screening and other health services for disabled men and women; provide bette...
News | 11 Nov 2011
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Royal succession – the final frontier for gender equality?
© Workplace Law Group 2011 All rights reserved Royal succession: the final frontier for female equality? Royal succession: the final frontier for female equality? Ancient succession laws look set to change in the UK to allow first born royal daughters to inherit the throne, but perhaps surprisingly this is not the final frontier in the battle for gender equality. As was widely reported, agreement wa...
News analysis | 1 Nov 2011
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Survival of the fit note?
...asting A former BBC employee has won the right to take the Corporation to a Tribunal for wrongful dismissal on the grounds of discrimination, according to reports. Devan Maistry, who worked for the BBC Asian Network, claims that his belief that `public service broadcasting has the higher purpose of promoting cultural interchange and social cohesion' led to him being treated unfairly. Details of how he claims to have been mistreated have not yet been revealed. A full hearing will take place later this year. 33973 for him to remain on site put him at a disadvantage as a practising Muslim. His claim was ...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...date / employee under consideration and if the employer reasonably thinks that people with that characteristic are underrepresented in the workforce. On p.26 we take a closer look at the legislation, and examine the fine line employers will have to tread to ensure they are being equable and fair in promoting or hiring a candidate who might also happen to help meet a diversity target. Also on 6 April, after months of discussions, the Default Retirement Age was finally repealed, and during the Workplace Law FM Legal Update Conference and Dinner (see p.24) Head of HR, Jayn Bond, explained the practicaliti...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Private sector equal pay claims predicted to rise
...ual pay claims are set to rise in the private sector, following a new survey from law firm Pannone in which 84% said that unequal pay was a problem in the private sector, with around a quarter of those citing it as ‘endemic’. Of those surveyed, 58% had come across real-life situations of pay inequality in the workplace. Three-quarters (76%) believed that discrepancies between the salaries of male and female workers doing the same job still exist 40 years after the Equal Pay Act 1970. Jim Lister, head of employment at Pannone, said: “It’s always been a surprise to me that equal pay claims ...
News | 15 Oct 2010
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Workplace racism still perceived as prevalent
Ethnic min...
News | 15 Jun 2010
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Sex discrimination judged as more prevalent in small firms
New research has suggested that perceptions of male bias in the workplace are much greater among employees in small businesses than in the working population as a whole. The findings, which form part of IFF Research’s Attitudes to Work study, show that while 10% of all workers believe that men are treated better than women at work, this figure incre...
News | 13 May 2010
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No privilege for Christians before the law, says BHA
... fiction of persecution against Christians in the UK. Lord Carey will urge senior judges to stand down from Court of Appeal hearings involving religious discrimination, and for their replacement with a specially selected panel of judges. Naomi Phillips, BHA Head of Public Affairs, commented: "Equality before the law is a hard-fought for right and a cornerstone of a modern, civilised, liberal democracy and of a healthy justice system. It is astonishing that Lord Carey and other senior figures are asking to be able to pick and choose which judges sit on cases involving alleged discrimination a...
News | 13 Apr 2010
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Equality Bill: key elements and timescale
Last night the Equality Bill was finally approved by the House of Commons and will enter the statute book this week. The majority of the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 will come into force in October, with the implementation of some provisions being delayed until next year to allow organisations across the public...
News | 7 Apr 2010
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Renewed call for statutory rights for equality reps
...ves them sufficient time off to carry out their equality responsibilities, but the remaining 36% feel they don't get nearly enough time to do the things their role requires them to do. According to the report, equality reps divide their time between giving advice and information to colleagues, promoting good practice, looking into complaints of harassment or discrimination, and making requests for flexible working. Commenting on the report, TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, said: “Compared to union activities relating to safety and learning, equality reps are a relatively new phenomen...
News | 22 Jan 2010
