Category Archives: Discrimination

Banter, harassment and discrimination

In any workplace, employees will joke around with one other, forming friendships that allow spirited ...

Breastfeeding at work and the law

Breastfeeding at work is a controversial subject in this country, even among employment lawyers. In ...

Brexit and disability discrimination – how will it affect the disabled?

The Brexit referendum left people with disabilities fearing that their opportunities in the workplace could come under ...

Sex discrimination and mums – the pay gap

Thirty years after the Sex Discrimination Act 1976 (updated in the Equality Act 2010), the ...

Discrimination on grounds of weight – is it unlawful?

Employment law’s newest concept is fattism, which is prejudice against people who are fat. This ...

Birmingham employment lawyers in claims record

Birmingham employment lawyers Hatton James legal have issued a record number of tribunal claims in ...

Birmingham employment solicitors win discrimination case

Birmingham employment solicitors recently won a victory for a mother of one whose employer refused ...

Muslim inequality and racial discrimination

A Parliamentary report into racial discrimination by the Women and Equalities Committee highlights some hidden ...

Hiring staff during and after Brexit

Currently employers can recruit staff from the EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, ...

Half of women suffer discrimination, sexual harassment

The TUC has reported that half of women suffer discrimination, sexual harassment or sexist treatment at work. It ...