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
From shared parental leave to working from home, Kirsty Ayre, a Partner at Irwin Mitchell, looks at five things employers need to know about family … Read More
A failure to enhance shared parental leave pay in line with enhanced maternity pay is not direct sex discrimination. The EAT held that the purpose … 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
There are many things employers can do to effect change in the workplace for new and expectant mothers, says the Equality and Human Rights Commission … Read More
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working, and greater support should be given to fathers to play more of a role in … Read More
As the school summer holidays approach, working parents cross their fingers that their childcare plans hold. Many also have to compete with colleagues to take … Read More
Throughout the world women continue to lag behind men in terms of equality in the workplace, even in the most gender-equal societies, writes Katie Mahoney, … Read More
Employees are not obliged to disclose an intention to compete lawfully with their employer. An Employment Tribunal held that, although there is a general duty … Read More
Two years on from the introduction of Shared Parental Leave, and uptake seems to be lower than even the Government’s original conservative estimates, writes Naomi … Read More