The Equality Act 2010 is a defining piece of legislation aimed at preventing unlawful discrimination in the UK, encompassing protection against harassment generally, which relates to a relevant protected characteristic….
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As we continue to return to normality and see employees return to workplace, managing in a pandemic is not entirely over. We will continue to see further challenges associated with…
An employee of Savills estate agents is alleged to have made an “appalling” racist comment on Twitter shortly after the England team lost on penalties in the Euro 2020 final…
A significant ruling has recently been published in the case of Asda workers claiming equal pay rights. The Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court have deemed that the (predominantly female) retail workers…
The Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace testing scheme will be widened in the coming weeks, and so eligible employers must register their interest by 12 April. Why you should test your…
Bullying and harassment in the workplace continues to be a topic which employers can always learn from as part of a continuous aim to protect their employees from harm and…
The Government have proposed to introduce new rights for eligible employees to receive ‘Neonatal Leave’ and ‘Neonatal Pay’ to support families when a baby is born prematurely or sick and…
From 16 July 2020 it became immediately unlawful to transfer personal data outside of the EEA to the US by relying on a Privacy Shield as a guarantee of compliance…
There is a new statutory code of practice called the ‘Data Sharing Code’ from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It replaces the previous one and helps organisations to understand current…
Further to the announcement in the evening of 4 January of a new, third national lockdown, we look at what the new rules mean for employers effective from now and…
