The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Equality and Human Rights Commission have recently published ‘Managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse: a guide for employers’.
Last month an Employment Tribunal held that the philosophical beliefs of an employee that gender cannot be fluid and that an individual cannot change their biological sex or gender were protected beliefs under the Equality Act 2010.
Last month we reported on the Minutes from the 41st Employment Tribunals National User Group meeting, where the backlog of cases in the Employment Tribunals, caused by the abolishment of Tribunal fees in 2017 and Covid-19, was discussed.
In a ground breaking judgement, the Birmingham Employment Tribunal has ruled that non-binary and gender fluid people are protected under the Equality Act.
The Chancellor announced his new Job Support Scheme earlier today, which will be introduced from 1 November 2020 when the current Furlough Scheme expires.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has recently published guidance for employers on Covid-19 testing and contact tracing.
Following a consultation undertaken during May – July 2019, the Government announced in August 2020 that it was going to legislate for so-called Deferred Debt Agreements (DDAs) to be lawfully concluded between an LGPS Fund and an admitted employer.
The Covid-19 restrictions have shone the spotlight on agile working in a way never before seen.
Last week, the Government published its response to the House of Common’s Petitions Select Committee’s recommendations that certain family-friendly rights be extended in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held in K v L that it was unfair to dismiss an employee for a crime that he was charged with but not prosecuted for, where the evidence was inconclusive.
