Workplace Law - June 2020
Discrimination against dyslexic employee
ACAS research - Sexual Harassment
In 2016, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that 52% of all women polled in their ‘Still just a bit of banter?’ report had experienced some form of sexual harassment.
Are you being discriminated against?
More and more people think they may be being discriminated against – but there are many different forms of discrimination which means potential claims are not always straight forward.
How to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace
Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexual harassed in the workplace, a BBC report revealed recently. The #metoo campaign that’s swarming social media has revealed that many individuals are not aware of what actually constitutes sexual harassment and that there are far more victims then we currently think.
Huge hike in compensation payments for hurt and upset employees
With effect from the 11 September 2017 there will be a very significant rise in compensation awards for injury to feelings or psychiatric injury in discrimination cases.
Claimants win appeal against the Home Office on protected characteristics under the Equality Act
Nick Hobden, a partner in the Employment team at Thomson Snell & Passmore, comments on the news that claimants won thier appeal against the Home Office on protected charateristics under the Equality Act. The case is was brought by workers employed by the Home Office who were required to pass a Core Skills Assessment in order to be eligible for promotion.
