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Young Workers Month

29 November 2021

In November each year the TUC hold Young Workers month. It’s an opportunity to highlight the issues which younger workers face today. Whilst recent events have been difficult for many, the youngest workers have arguably been hardest hit by the pandemic. Young employees make up a significant proportion of the workforce in sectors of the […]

dismissal and re-engagement – acas publish their guidance

26 November 2021

In June 2021, the Government asked Acas to prepare detailed guidance on the practice of dismissal and re-engagement (commonly known as “fire and rehire”). This has now been published. You can access the full guidance here. Talking is key. In summary, the guidance sets out ways to help employers avoid fire and rehire practices and […]

King v Tesco: Pregnant manager harasses male colleague

25 November 2021

If I were to tell you that one of a 5 foot 4 inch pregnant woman and a 6 foot man with previous experience in the prison service had harassed the other, which would you assume was the harasser? Assuming you’ve read the title of this blog, you’d correctly guess the pregnant woman – however […]

Court of Appeal: SEISS indirectly discriminated against women taking maternity leave

24 November 2021

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its decision in Pregnant then Screwed’s judicial review application regarding the Treasury’s Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS). SEISS was introduced in Spring 2020 to support self-employed workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the scheme, the Treasury made payments to the self-employed based on their average profits […]

was a casino worker racially discriminated against when she was prevented by her employer from working at a dealer’s table because a customer requested white only dealers?

24 November 2021

Yes, held the Employment Tribunal – rather unsurprisingly – in the recent case of Tesfagiorgis v Aspinall’s Club. In December 2019, the Claimant attempted a shift swap with another member of staff. This shift swap was rejected by the Respondent because it would have meant the Claimant dealing to a customer who had requested that […]

wheelchair access: Israeli MP left outside of COP26 summit

23 November 2021

Israeli MP Karine Elharrar, a wheelchair user, was forced to return to her hotel room after waiting outside the COP26 summit in Glasgow for two hours and was thus prevented from attending the first day. She was unable to get onto the grounds of the conference because the only options were to walk or take […]

pay disparities in the legal profession

22 November 2021

­­­As discrimination lawyers, many of our blogs focus on occupational inequalities, discrimination in the workplace and pay disparities related to protected characteristics. Such diversity features in all professions and industries, and this includes our own – the legal profession. The latest Career Progression in the Legal Sector Report by the InterLaw Diversity Forum published earlier […]

fire and rehire – set to continue

19 November 2021

The Government indicated in June that it has no intention of introducing legislation to ban ‘fire and rehire’ practices. And it has now formally blocked the Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill which was set to introduce legislation to prevent employers from enforcing less favourable terms of employment. As explained by my […]

anti-bullying week

18 November 2021

As my 6-year-old daughter skipped down the drive proudly wearing odd socks she reliably informed me that this week (15 – 19 November) marks Anti-Bullying Week. Proudly holding a picture that she had coloured emblazoned with the words, “Be kind, be creative, be brave, be you. Repeat,” it struck me that this simple and beautiful […]