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| 2 Apr 2007 | New laws in force in April 2007 | Employment News | The key employment law changes taking place in April 2007 are set out below: |
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| 4 Sep 2007 | Response to Consultation: Discrimination Law Review: A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain | Consultations | This consultation sought views on the Government’s proposals for simplifying, modernising and making more effective the framework of discrimination. The Government’s stated aim is to produce a Sing... |
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| 21 Feb 2008 | Those known to be heterosexual not protected against homophobic 'banter' harassment | News from the IDS Employment Law Team | Employment News | In English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds Ltd the EAT has held that protection from harassment under Regulation 5 of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 does not extend to those w... | |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Further details of the Equality Bill released | News from the IDS Employment Law Team | Employment News | The Government Equalities Office has today published ‘Framework for a Fairer Future – The Equality Bill’, outlining further details of the content of the proposed Equality Bill. The bill will consolid... | |
| 23 Dec 2008 | Straight man suffering homophobic taunts protected by Sexual Orientation Regulations | News from the IDS Employment Law Team | Employment News | ||
| 4 Dec 2009 | EAT holds dismissal for refusal to counsel gay couples not discriminatory | News from the IDS Employment Law Team | Employment News | In McFarlane v Relate Avon Ltd the EAT has held that the dismissal of an employee for refusing to work with homosexuals is not direct religious discrimination, as the dismissal was based on the employ... | |
| 16 Dec 2009 | Christian registrar who would not perform civil partnerships did not suffer religious discrimination | News from the IDS Employment Law Team | Employment News | In Ladele v London Borough of Islington and anor the Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT's decision that a Christian registrar did not suffer religious discrimination when she was threatened with dismi... | |
| 1 Aug 2003 | In Brief - Sexual Orientation 08/03 | Barry Clarke and Clive Howard, Russell Jones & Walker | ELA Briefing | On 19 June 2003 the House of Lords handed down its decision in the joined appeals of MacDonald v Advocates General for Scotland and Pearce v Mayfield School [2003] UKHL 34. It unanim... | |
| 1 Jan 2004 | Defining the Grounds of Equality Discrimination | Nicholas De Marco, Blackstone Chambers | ELA Briefing | In December last year the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 came into force (see ELA Briefing, Decemb... | |
| 1 Apr 2005 | How Much of a ‘Burden’ is Proving Discrimination? | Cheryl Edmonds, steeles llp | ELA Briefing | On 18 February 2005 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the consolidated appeals of Igen Ltd v Wong, Chamberlin Solicitors v Emokpae and Brunel University v Webster, overturnin... |