10
Dec
Sikh job hunter denied work because of ‘no beards’ policy wins religious discrimination case
Latest Tribunal case on racial and religious discrimination related to poor employment policy
Tag: Discrimination Cases
Cases often in Employment Tribunal that cover some legal form of discrimination
05
Dec
The legal considerations of managing an ageing workforce
As people live longer, they are likely to work longer too, and so it is no surprise that an increasing number of employees are planning to work past retirement age. From March to May 2019, more than half of the annual increase in the number of people in work occurred among those aged from 50Read more about The legal considerations of managing an ageing workforce[…]
04
Dec
Confidentiality and settlement agreements in discrimination cases
Will new guidance on the use of NDAs result in real change? While some of the recommendations in the new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are to be expected – ensuring there is no pressure to enter the agreement, for example – other aspects are more novel. If an organisation agreesRead more about Confidentiality and settlement agreements in discrimination cases[…]
04
Dec
Rethink standardised recruitment to attract neurodiverse talent, businesses warned
Businesses have been urged to introduce changes to their recruitment practices to make them more accessible to neurodiverse people, or risk missing out on valuable talent. Speaking at an event yesterday, Adam Livesey, analyst at Deutsche Bank, said companies needed to stop standardised recruitment processes if they wanted to benefit from the skills of staffRead more about Rethink standardised recruitment to attract neurodiverse talent, businesses warned[…]
04
Dec
Black soldier wins race discrimination case after being mistaken for colleague
A soldier has won a race discrimination case against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after a formal appraisal wrongly stated he undertook a training course, a tribunal ruled. The East London Employment Tribunal (ET) found the MoD had discriminated against Mr Randy Date after officials mistook the only other BAME soldier in the group for Date duringRead more about Black soldier wins race discrimination case after being mistaken for colleague[…]