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UK: Government announcements - consultation on gender pay gap reporting imminent, tribunal fee review and delay to new tax-free childcare scheme
The Government has committed in legislation to make regulations by March 2016 for mandatory gender pay reporting for larger employers, but the relevant …
UK: Religious discrimination - dismissal of nursery worker for discussing religious views on homosexuality was unlawful
Employers may have a legitimate aim in wishing to prohibit discussion of religious views on homosexuality in the workplace, but should ensure the …
UK: Indirect discrimination - claimants must show why disadvantage arises for protected group
Employers will welcome a Court of Appeal ruling that it is not enough for claimants seeking to establish indirect discrimination to produce statistics …
UK: TUPE transferee's duty to agree reasonable adjustments to role offered pre-transfer
Where a disabled employee of the transferor will be redundant on transfer due to relocation, the transferee should indicate a willingness to make …
UK: New resources for employers on facial disfigurement, epilepsy, dementia, holiday pay, right to work checks
Charity Changing Faces has published guidance to assist employers with handling the issue of facial disfigurement. It advises that employers should …
UK: Non-discriminatory decision lawful despite being based on 'tainted information'
Where a decision to dismiss is based on 'tainted information' (supplied to the decision-maker with discriminatory intent), but the decision-maker has no …
UK: Employment law proposals in Queen's Speech
The Queen's Speech on 27 May included a number of employment law reforms: Unionised employers will welcome proposals to require a higher turnout of …
US: EEOC proposes regulation for employee wellness programs
Recently, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought several lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act against …
UK: Disability - type 2 diabetes controlled by abstention from sugary drinks is not disability, according to EAT
Type 2 diabetes is not necessarily a disability for employment purposes, according to the EAT. A claimant did not satisfy the definition of disability …
UK: Duty to make reasonable adjustments: employers not fixed with constructive knowledge of disability provided took reasonable steps to investigate
An employer's failure to investigate discrepancies in an occupational health report (which found no disability) will not necessarily fix it with …
UK: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 - mandatory gender pay gap reports and zero hours contracts
The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill also received Royal Assent on 26 March, though commencement orders will be needed to bring the …
UK: Legislative changes October 2015 - tribunal recommendations and NMW
The Deregulation Act 2015, given Royal Assent on 26 March, removes the current power of employment tribunals to make wider recommendations for the …
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