Sex discrimination Summary Direct discrimination is unlawful even if the employer it trying to be ‘chivalrous’. However in limited cases positive discriminatio...
Menopause Summary Effects of the menopause (or perimenopause) will sometimes be a ‘disability’ within the Equality Act 2010. This will of course depen...
Direct discrimination under EqA Summary Direct discrimination is where, because of a protected characteristic, a person treats the claimant less favourably than the person ...
Menopause update There has been a tribunal case on harassment related to the menopause, and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has issued new guida...
Pregnancy and maternity under Equality Act 2010 Summary Equality Act protection for pregnancy discrimination is wide. For example, it is not an excuse that the woman was taken on to tempor...
ACAS guidance on menopause On World Menopause Day, 18th October, ACAS has launched new guidance for employers to help manage the impact of menopause at work. The ACAS ...
Enhanced maternity pay was not unlawful sex discrimination The Court of Appeal has held (subject to any appeal to the Supreme Court) that it is not sex discrimination to offer enhanced maternity pay ...
Breastfeeding: failure to carry out individual risk assessment The EU Court of Justice held that failure to carry out an individual risk assessment for a breastfeeding mother in accordance with the Pregn...
Sex discrimination: minimum height for police trainees The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) indicated that a 1.7m minimum height for entrants to Greek police schools was unlikely to be justified. In Ypo...
Pre-employment: Equality Act Summary Job descriptions or person specifications should avoid unnecessary requirements, particularly those which may prejudice those with a...
