Five things we learnt in employment law this week (3 June 2019)
The Court of Appeal has ruled that it is not discriminatory to pay men on Shared Parental Leave less than an enhanced rate paid to … Read More
The Court of Appeal has ruled that it is not discriminatory to pay men on Shared Parental Leave less than an enhanced rate paid to … Read More
The Supreme Court has ruled that two aspects of the criminal conviction disclosure scheme are unlawful: the requirement to separate each offence into a separate … Read More
The government has announced a £1.5m fund to support people back into work, after time out caring, saying it could help close the gender pay … Read More
Over a third of employers believe that during the recruitment process it’s reasonable to ask women about their plans to have children, according to recent … Read More
Holiday babies, post-tenure pregnancies and “May” children. These are some of the labels that get attached to women in academia who plan on having children. … Read More
Amy Sinclair is an employment solicitor, who has returned to work after having had a baby. Here, she writes about her personal experience of shared … Read More
The European Court of Justice has found that ‘workers’ must be able to carry over paid annual leave, even in instances where they have not … Read More
Q: A line manager (Susan) has made negative comments about a pregnant employee (Charlotte), saying she’s useless in her state and is dragging the team’s … Read More
Q: An employee on maternity has requested flexible working. We’re not sure but would be willing to trial it for three months before deciding if … Read More
Q: We pay enhanced maternity pay but only statutory shared parental leave pay. A male employee has taken shared parental leave and raised a grievance … Read More