Discrimination

Articles

Leave to pay

With the introduction of shared parental leave, Charmaine Pollock considers when equivalent enhanced pay can lead to indirect discrimination by employers

Private sector employers required to publish gender pay gap information

A small amendment to the Equality Act 2010 will have a 'big impact on big business'

Overwrought over the overweight

Will obese people be discouraged from losing weight now it can be classed as a disability, asks Damian Robson

A long and winding road

February is LGBT history month. This will be the tenth annual event to raise awareness of, and combat prejudice against, what remains a substantially invisible minority.

High Court dismisses challenge to employment tribunal fees

Court describes fall in the claims as 'striking' and 'dramatic but needs more evidence

How to achieve the aim of gender equality

Targets and quotas will help to increase female representation at board level in the short term, but the ultimate goal has to be reward based solely on merit, says Martin Arnold

Employment update

Ryan Clement discusses cases covering the test for remittal of proceedings, TUPE and employers' duty to inform, and reasonable adjustments required for disabled persons

Silver lining: age discrimination back in the spotlight

It is difficult to measure the effectiveness of the ban on age discrimination in services, public functions and associations but a new statutory code should help improve matters, say James Davies and Lee Nair