ICO Update: Privacy Notice Generator for Small Businesses

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has introduced a Privacy Notice Generator to assist small organisations and businesses in complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The tool…

Holiday Savings Scheme Backfires: EAT Reinstates HMRC’s Underpayment Notice

What happens when a well-meaning holiday savings scheme clashes with the uncompromising rules of the National Minimum Wage (NMW)? In a case that underscores the strict social purpose of the…

Navigating Beliefs in the Workplace

The recent tribunal case of Orwin v East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ET/6000146/2022) examined the dismissal of an employee who refused to remove a provocative email signature expressing his gender…

Home Office Updates Guidance on Right to Work Checks

The Home Office has released an updated version of its Employer’s Guide to Right to Work Checks. Key changes include the removal of the requirement for employers to carry out…

Breaking the Taboo: Menstrual Health in the Workplace

A study conducted by Heriot-Watt University has uncovered the ongoing challenges faced by menstruating individuals in professional settings. By reviewing evidence and conducting 55 detailed interviews, the research highlights how…

ONS 2024 publishes gender pay gap data

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes annual data on differences in pay between women and men by age, region, full-time and part-time work, and occupation, as derived from its…

Government appoints Mariella Frostrup as its Menopause Employment Ambassador

Mariella Frostrup, a Women’s health campaigner, has been appointed as the Government Menopause Employment Ambassador. In this new voluntary position, she will work with employers across the UK to enhance…

Department for Business and Trade’s ten factsheets on the Employment Rights Bill

The Department for Business and Trade has published ten factsheets discussing measures included in the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25 (ERB). In addition to a factsheet providing an overview of the…

Insults about baldness can fall foul of the Equality Act 2010, amounting to harassment on grounds of sex

In the case of British Bung Manufacturing Company Ltd and another v Finn [2023] EAT 165, Mr Finn worked as an electrician. In July 2019, a colleague, Mr King, called…

EHRC publishes updated guidance for employers on supporting disabled employees with hybrid work arrangements

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new guidance on supporting disabled workers with hybrid working. The guidance is intended to help managers and leaders at small and…

EHRC names and shames organisations for failing to report gender pay gap data

The EHRC has named six organisations for failing to report their 2023-24 gender pay gap data by the deadline. The EHRC has highlighted that failing to provide this data prevents…

EHRC submits report on racial discrimination in Great Britain

The EHRC has submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, offering an updated analysis racial discrimination in Great Britain, including workplace rights. The…

Statutory Code of Practice on Fire and Re-Hire Released

On 18 July 2024, the government published the statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (Code). The Code aims to provide practical guidance to employers, employees and trade unions,…

EHRC releases guidance on discriminatory advertisements

The EHRC has revised its guidance on advertisements to assist advertisers in ensuring their content complies with the law and does not discriminate. A discriminatory advertisement restricts access to jobs,…

The 4-day week continues to gain momentum in 2025

The growing culture wars regarding working patterns could widen further this year, not just around hybrid and home working, but also, with the challenge to the traditional 5-day week. Described…

EAT Rules Tribunal Overlooked Redeployment Option in Assessing Fairness of Disabled Employee’s Dismissal

Learn about an important ruling in Bugden v Royal Mail Group Ltd [2024] EAT 80 regarding a tribunal's failure to consider redeployment as a reasonable adjustment in the case of…

Tribunal Finds That Gender-Critical Employee Faced Discrimination and was Constructively Dismissed

Learn about the landmark employment tribunal case of Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre regarding discrimination and constructive dismissal due to gender-critical beliefs.

Office Chairs Filling Up, And Tribunals Are Too…

Employers are increasingly pushing for a return to the office, with some companies advocating for a full five-day workweek, while others set a minimum number of required in-office days. In…

Understanding the New Statutory Right to Carer’s Leave

As of April 6, 2024, employees have a statutory right to unpaid carer’s leave. In light of this change, both the UK government and Acas have released brief guidance to…

The 2024 Neurodiversity Index: A Call to Action for Inclusive Workplaces

The City & Guilds Foundation has released its 2024 Neurodiversity Index, highlighting both progress and ongoing challenges in Neuroinclusion. The report shows that more organisations are developing Neuroinclusion strategies. Despite…

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ICO Update: Privacy Notice Generator for Small Businesses

Holiday Savings Scheme Backfires: EAT Reinstates HMRC’s Underpayment Notice

Navigating Beliefs in the Workplace

Home Office Updates Guidance on Right to Work Checks

Breaking the Taboo: Menstrual Health in the Workplace

ONS 2024 publishes gender pay gap data

Government appoints Mariella Frostrup as its Menopause Employment Ambassador

Department for Business and Trade’s ten factsheets on the Employment Rights Bill

Insults about baldness can fall foul of the Equality Act 2010, amounting to harassment on grounds of sex

EHRC publishes updated guidance for employers on supporting disabled employees with hybrid work arrangements

EHRC names and shames organisations for failing to report gender pay gap data

EHRC submits report on racial discrimination in Great Britain

Statutory Code of Practice on Fire and Re-Hire Released

EHRC releases guidance on discriminatory advertisements

The 4-day week continues to gain momentum in 2025

EAT Rules Tribunal Overlooked Redeployment Option in Assessing Fairness of Disabled Employee’s Dismissal

Tribunal Finds That Gender-Critical Employee Faced Discrimination and was Constructively Dismissed

Office Chairs Filling Up, And Tribunals Are Too…

Understanding the New Statutory Right to Carer’s Leave

The 2024 Neurodiversity Index: A Call to Action for Inclusive Workplaces