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Sexual orientation and the workplace
This week Stonewall published its annual Workplace Equality Index, which ranks the top employers of gay and lesbian staff. But what laws do employers have to comply with to make sure they do not di... | briefing | 11 Jan 2008 3:51PM

Positive action or positive discrimination?
The more imaginative organisations are in trying to enhance diversity in their workplace the more likely they are to breach anti-discrimination law, according to a new report by law firm Nabarro. T... | briefing | 11 Dec 2007 9:54AM

Industrial action: what’s the deal?
Industrial action is high on the news agenda at the moment. If it isn’t Royal Mail workers carrying out union-organised action (with strikes taking place in June and July, two 48-hour strikes... | briefing | 10 Oct 2007 4:29PM

Record-breaking £2.5m final settlement made in hotel illness court case
The High Court in Birmingham has today approved settlement terms bringing to an end record-breaking legal action by almost 1,000 British holidaymakers against tour operators following illness durin... | case | 13 Feb 2008 10:59AM

Ex Magistrate loses appeal over gay adoption
A former magistrate who claimed unfair dismissal after he was told he could not pick and choose which adoption cases to rule on has lost his appeal.The original claim was heard by an Employment Tri... | case | 31 Oct 2007 3:22PM

Appeal against Middlesbrough Borough Council equal pay decision
Three of the claimants were female care workers, whose employment by the appellant council was governed by a national collective agreement known as the White Book, and whose work had been rated in ... | case | 25 Oct 2007 10:01AM

Racially abused street warden wins
A Muslim street warden has won £42,000 in an Employment Tribunal after suffering a racist bullying campaign. Iqbal Rasheed, 59, was employed at Chubb Security, a security firm contracted ... | case | 26 Jul 2007 12:00AM

Woman awarded
A woman who was sent sexually explicit text messages by one of her colleagues has been awarded over £4,000 compensation for sexual discrimination. Lisa Jones was employed as a sales repre... | case | 26 Jul 2007 12:00AM

A Major Boost to Workers’ Rights
[subject - Members E-bulletin 142, 27 July 2004] 27 July 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 141 of your weekl... | ebulletin | 27 Jul 2004 4:57PM

Workplace Law Network Members' ebulletin no.215
Workplace Law Group email Workplace Law Members' e-bulletin no. 215 25 January 2006 © Workplace Law Network 2006 http://www.workplac... | ebulletin | 25 Jan 2006 6:01PM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches the third edition of the UK’s top accessibility guide
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the third edition of the best-selling Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Special Report. Published on 25 July 2005 the third edition is essential rea... | network news | 26 Jul 2005 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Dishonest employees' database: a good idea?
A database where employers can enter information about dishonest employees to warn future employers has been launched amid a storm of controversy. The National Staff Dismissal Register has been dev... | news | 9 May 2008 1:40PM

Employers must play a part in ending exploitation, says TUC
Two million UK workers are “trapped in a continual round of low-paid and insecure work where mistreatment is the norm”, according to the findings of the TUC's Commission on Vulnerable E... | news | 7 May 2008 5:15PM

Changes to Highly Skilled Migrant Programme “illegal”
In a landmark judgement, the High Court ruled on 8 April 2008 that the changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme implemented in November 2006 were unfair and discriminatory due to their retro... | news | 15 Apr 2008 3:56PM

New immigration points system goes live
The biggest shake-up of the immigration system in 45 years have now been implemented, with the introduction of a new points system to ensure only the best can work in Britain, new licenses for busi... | news | 29 Feb 2008 11:28AM

TUC: don't ban workplace romances
The TUC is urging employers not to ban love from the office or the factory this Valentine’s Day. With the long hours culture enjoying a renaissance, and unpaid overtime on the increase, it's ... | news | 14 Feb 2008 2:00PM

Equal Opportunities Policies: what you need to know
An equal opportunities policy is a mission statement about an employer’s treatment of job applicants and staff. The policy should not only deal with race but should also indicate that there w... | White paper | 30 Nov 2007 1:28PM

Religious Belief: a place for it at work?
What is a religious belief? The term religion is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "belief in existence of a superhuman controlling power, usually expressed in worship." It?s a term tha... | White paper | 23 Nov 2007 10:10AM

Gender Equality in the Workplace: still a man's world?
In 1975, groundbreaking legislation was implemented to prevent sex discrimination against women in the workplace. Thirty-two years on, and despite radical change, has the gender equation been balan... | White paper | 20 Nov 2007 3:38PM

Breastfeeding and the Workplace: what employers need to know
Returning to work can be a major barrier to breastfeeding; indeed, work is one of the most common reason mothers with babies over six weeks old stop breastfeeding. However, the Department of Health... | White paper | 18 Oct 2007 1:41PM

Health and Safety at Home: an employer’s concern?
Making sound choices about controlling risks to safety should be an integral part of life, whether at home, at work, on the road or engaged in leisure and recreational activities. In this sense, sa... | White paper | 12 Oct 2007 3:04PM

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Equal Opportunities Policy and Management Guide, version 3.0
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Workplace Law Handbook 2005
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4th HR Legal Update Professional Practice Forum
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