Discrimination "arising in consequence of disability" - employer must have knowledge *

United Kingdom - May 13 2013
Changes were made to disability discrimination by the so-called "consolidating" Equality Act in 2010. Prior to the Act there were two types of…

Co-authors: Ed Bowyer.

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Tale of two EATs - does the Equality Act cover post-employment victimisation? *

United Kingdom - May 13 2013
Another area of difficulty in the Equality Act is whether it covers post-employment victimisation. This is because section 108, which clearly…

Co-authors: Ed Bowyer.

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Good to go - start dates for whistleblowing changes *

United Kingdom - May 13 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act finished its parliamentary progress and received Royal Assent on 25 April. Various employment reforms will…

Co-authors: Ed Bowyer.

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Parliamentary ping pong - employee shareholder back in; caste discrimination removed *

United Kingdom - April 22 2013
The new "employee shareholder" regime, under which, from September this year, employees will be able to acquire shares in their employer on a…

Co-authors: Ed Bowyer.

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Whistleblowing - is it a game changer? *

United Kingdom - April 22 2013
An employee was dismissed for carrying out electrical work in breach of health and safety rules. He failed at the first hurdle in his unfair…

Co-authors: Ed Bowyer.

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