Religious discrimination risk as employer bans beards

A construction firm named The Mears Group (‘Mears’) has created a policy banning its workers ...

Landmark victory in sex discrimination claim

We learned of a sex discrimination claim that is interesting. In April 2015 the Government introduced ...

Brexit to increase competition for employees

Hays Recruitment have carried out a survey of more than 1000 HR professionals. Their report ...

Harry’s heart condition

From time to time we tell you about a Birmingham employment law case we have ...

Zero-hours contracts after the general election

Over the past few years, zero-hours contracts have caused a lot of controversy. Some laud ...

Employment rights after the General Election

Note: a subsequent legal change has affected the accuracy of this material. A UK Brexit will allow ...

Recruiters paint ugly picture of tattoo discrimination

A study of tattoo discrimination by CIPD course providers DPG Plc has revealed that 64% thought ...

Family-friendly rights for fathers

On 22 March, the Women and Equality Committee examined whether the support put in place ...

Ban on headscarves not religious discrimination

Employees may be dismissed with no religious discrimination if they breach a uniform policy that ...

Non-payment of employment tribunal awards

Note: a subsequent legal change has affected the accuracy of this material. A very large percentage of ...