Category Archives: Discrimination

Footballer’s mental health struggles taunted by fellow players and fans

Footballer David Cox (who plays for Scottish League Two side Cowdenbeath) has suffered from depression ...

Does the law deal well with mental health discrimination?

There has been much documented about dealing with mental health (and avoiding mental health discrimination) ...

Former Footballer Sheds Light on Mental Health at Work

Chris Kirkland realised the dream of millions of youngsters in playing football at the highest ...

Sexual harassment at work

The topic of sexual harassment at work recently hit the headlines after the allegations against ...

New compensation in discrimination cases

Before December 2002, there were no clear guidelines for the amount of compensation to be ...

Terminal illness at work – TUC seeks protection

The ‘Dying to Work Charter’ (Charter) is a voluntary charter which lays down guidance for ...

Case on discrimination and burden of proof

A discrimination tribunal case earlier this month made an important decision on the ‘burden of ...

Jason’s age discrimination settlement agreement

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

Religious discrimination risk as employer bans beards

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

Harry’s heart condition

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