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UK: parliamentary committee inquiry into enforcement of the Equality Act; report into age discrimination
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the enforcement of the Equality Act 2010 and the effectiveness of the …
UK: parliamentary committee recommends reforms for gender pay gap reporting
On 2 August 2018 the House of Commons' Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee published a report on the gender pay gap reporting obligation …
UK: guidance for employers on actions to close the gender pay gap
On 1 August 2018 the Government Equalities Office (GEO) confirmed that 100% of employers covered by the new gender pay gap reporting obligation have now …
UK: revised corporate governance code
The FRC has published a new version of the UK Corporate Governance Code applicable to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. The …
UK: Supreme Court confirms employers do not owe duty of care to employees in relation to conduct of the litigation
The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal ruling (discussed here) and held that, where an employer is sued on the basis that it is vicariously …
UK: poor communication of successful appeal could itself amount to constructive dismissal
The Court of Appeal in Patel v Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd has confirmed that where an employee's internal appeal against dismissal is successful, the …
UK: consultation on transgender law
The Government Equalities Office is consulting until 19 October on its proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and make it easier for a trans …
UK: no new caste law
The Government Equalities Office has published its response to a consultation on how best to address caste discrimination in Britain, concluding that …
UK: parliamentary committee proposes reforms to laws on sexual harassment in the workplace
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has published its report on sexual harassment at work, including the following recommendations: a …
UK: sleep-in carers not entitled to national minimum wage while asleep
The Court of Appeal has ruled that on-call employees who have to remain available for work at a particular location but are expected to sleep will only …
UK: Care needed over dismissal timing when employee approaching two years' service
The EAT has confirmed for the first time that an employee dismissed for gross misconduct in the week prior to accruing two years' service will not gain …
UK: dismissal of trade union representative for misuse of confidential information automatically unfair
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the protection against unfair dismissal for taking part in trade union activities should be interpreted broadly and …
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