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UK: New publications - marriage and civil partnership discrimination, religion in the workplace
The following new employment law-related resources have been published: Acas has published workplace guidance on marriage and civil partnership …
UK: Discrimination - Supreme Court asked to consider ambit of associative discrimination
The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has ruled that it was direct associative discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation for a bakery to refuse …
UK: Final form regulations on gender pay gap reporting
The Government has published its long-awaited final form draft regulations on gender pay gap reporting. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the new …
UK: New publications - ACAS guidance - productivity, terminal illness, dress codes, gender pay gap reports
Acas has issued guidance for line managers to help run effective teams and on dealing with life-threatening conditions at work, and has updated its dress …
UK: Government announcements - workers' rights post Brexit, employee representation on boards, employment of foreign workers, and review of modern employment practices
At the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May announced plans to repeal the 1972 European Communities Act, which gives direct effect to EU law in the …
UK: Call for greater protection against pregnancy discrimination
The Women and Equalities Committee has published a report recommending a substantial reduction in the fee for women taking pregnancy-related …
UK: Consultation on caste discrimination announced
The government has announced that there will be a public consultation lasting twelve weeks on 'the issue of caste and the Equality Act 2010', and in …
UK: New publications on disability, apprenticeship, e-cigarettes, and racist abuse
The following new employment law-related resources have been published: DWP updated guidance on employing disabled people, including information on the …
UK: Disability duty to make reasonable adjustments may require employers to consider pay protection when moving employees to different roles
Where an employee is unable to continue in their original role due to disability, it may be a reasonable adjustment both to move them to a new role and …
UK: Conflicting opinions from EU Advocate-Generals on headscarf bans create uncertainty
Earlier in the year we reported the controversial opinion of the Advocate-General in Achbita v G4S Secure Solutions that a ban on all visible …
UK: Gender pay gap reporting regulations delayed, first data snapshot likely to be brought forward
The Government Equality Office has confirmed that the final gender pay reporting regulations (discussed here) are unlikely to be brought into force in …
Australia: One size plaster cast does not fit all - Navigating the pitfalls of dismissing an injured or incapacitated worker
In brief Many employers will, at some point, be faced with the difficult task of terminating the employment of an employee who has been absent from …
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