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Appeal judge orders re-hearing of employment claim against council where most of written reasons of tribunal were copied from evidence or submissions of local authority – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 27th, 2024 in age discrimination, appeals, employment, employment tribunals, equality, evidence, harassment, local government, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered a re-hearing of claims by an ex-employee against a local authority, after finding that most of the Employment Tribunal’s written reasons were copied from the council’s witness evidence or written submissions.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘It was so painful’: Diversity officer on suing University of Arts for discrimination – The Independent

Posted August 27th, 2024 in age discrimination, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination, racism, universities by tracey

‘An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector’s failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.’

The Independent, 26th August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

McCloud Costs Directions: BMA v HM Treasury – Pensions Barrister

Posted May 16th, 2024 in age discrimination, costs, equality, judicial review, news, pensions by sally

‘Edward Sawyer of Wilberforce Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s decision in BMA v HM Treasury, which upheld the validity of directions made by the Treasury to charge members rather than taxpayers with the costs of remedying the discrimination in public sector schemes following the McCloud litigation.’

Pensions Barrister, 16th May 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera begin legal action against BBC – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2024 in age discrimination, BBC, equal pay, media, news, sex discrimination by sally

‘Four presenters have begun legal action against the BBC on grounds of sex and age discrimination and equal pay.’

BBC News, 1st May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Historic discrimination and pension schemes – Pensions Barrister

Posted March 14th, 2024 in age discrimination, chambers articles, news, pensions by sally

‘Claire Darwin KC of Matrix Chambers has written an article about pensions and age discrimination law in light of the recent Newell decision.’

Pensions Barrister, 14th March 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

Self-employed consultant was employee of firm under Equality Act – Legal Futures

Posted February 13th, 2023 in age discrimination, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, self-employment, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A self-employed consultant at a law firm fell within the definition of an employee for the purposes of claims under the Equality Act 2010, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 13th February 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Executive wins age discrimination case after being called ‘old fossil’ unable to manage millennials – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 24th, 2023 in age discrimination, compensation, employment tribunals, news by sally

‘A senior executive at a FTSE 250 company who was previously told by his younger boss he was an “old fossil” who “did not know how to manage millennials” has won an age discrimination case.’

Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2023

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Top Discrimination Decisions of 2022: five cases education lawyers should know – 3PB

Posted January 10th, 2023 in age discrimination, chambers articles, coronavirus, disability discrimination, equality, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, time limits by sally

‘Discrimination law is a complex and constantly evolving area of practice. Cases this year have provided clarification, enforcement and development of the legal principles underpinning claims under the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”).’

3PB, 13th December 2022

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

What the latest employment tribunal statistics reveal – Mills & Reeve

Posted January 5th, 2023 in age discrimination, belief discrimination, compensation, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘The Government published the latest quarterly and annual statistics last month. We explore what they reveal about the volume of claims and levels of compensation.’

Mills & Reeve, 4th January 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com

Woman told not to let ‘hormones get out of control’ wins age discrimination case – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 16th, 2022 in age discrimination, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A middle-aged woman regarded as “menopausal” by her younger male boss has won an age discrimination case after being told not to let her hormones get “out of control”, an employment tribunal has heard.’

Daily Telegraph, 15th August 2022

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

McCloud Remedy – a Ground to Set Aside Financial Orders? – Family Law

Posted August 15th, 2022 in age discrimination, equality, family courts, government departments, news, pensions by tracey

‘Many will recall the McCloud judgment, in which the Court of Appeal determined that the transitional provisions in the Government’s 2015 public sector pension schemes were age discriminatory. In response to the judgment, the Government agreed to unravel these changes. Last year, the Government announced its solution known as the McCloud Remedy. But what does this mean for pension trustees? Do these circumstances amount to grounds to set aside a financial remedy order?’

Family Law, 11th August 2022

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Ageism and antisemitism in employment: Dooley – Law & Religion UK

Posted August 3rd, 2022 in age discrimination, compensation, contract of employment, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, Judaism, news, race discrimination by tracey

‘A classic example of how not to treat staff (or simply how not to behave in any circumstances).’

Law & Religion UK, 3rd August 2022

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

Wimbledon ban on Russian players raises equality law questions – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 30th, 2022 in age discrimination, equality, news, race discrimination, Russia, sex discrimination, sport, Ukraine, war by sally

‘The recent move to ban Russian and Belarussian players from participating in this year’s Wimbledon Championships brings into focus the role of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”) in sport.’

OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2022

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

How Has the Pandemic Changed the City Workplace? Top 10 Legal Issues in the Post-Pandemic Workplace – Littleton Chambers

Posted May 20th, 2022 in age discrimination, chambers articles, coronavirus, data protection, employment, equality, flexible working, health & safety, news, sex discrimination by sally

‘The last two years have accelerated a number of trends which had already started to gain traction. The most obvious one is the move to remote working.’

Littleton Chambers, 17th May 2022

Source: littletonchambers.com

Government unlawfully denying care to vulnerable teenagers, say lawyers – The Independent

Posted February 8th, 2022 in age discrimination, care orders, government departments, news, young persons by sally

‘High Court to hear that ministers have irrationally discriminated against 16- and 17-year-olds in care by not including them in new legislation designed to protect looked-after children.’

The Independent, 8th February 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal rules equity partner’s demotion was not conduct extending over a period but a one-off act with continuing consequences – Farrar’s Building

Posted January 21st, 2022 in accountants, age discrimination, appeals, employment, employment tribunals, equality, equity, news, retirement by sally

‘Claimants wishing to bring a discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010 must do so within 3 months of the discriminatory conduct. Claimants can bring their claim in respect of conduct extending beyond 3 months if the conduct was a sequence of events and the last chain in the event occurred within 3 months of the claim. But when is conduct extending over a period and when is the conduct simply a one-off act with continuing consequences? In Parr v MSR Partners LLP (Formerly Moore Stephens LLP) and Others [2022] EWCA Civ 24, the Court of Appeal held that an equity partner’s demotion to salaried partner was not a continuing act even if he suffered losses many years after the demotion. The demotion was the point at which limitation ran.’

Farrar's Building, 19th January 2022

Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk

High Court gives go-ahead for discrimination claim over legislation on regulated settings and children in care – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 18th, 2021 in age discrimination, care homes, charities, children, government departments, judicial review, news by sally

‘A children’s rights charity has secured permission from the High Court for a judicial review of secondary legislation made by the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, which provides that children in care in England up to the age of 15 – but not 16 and 17-year-olds – must always live in regulated settings where they receive day-to-day care from adults.’

Local Government Lawyer, 18th August 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Calls for legal review of UK welfare screening system which factors in age – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2021 in age discrimination, equality, fraud, local government, news by michael

‘An automated system that screens welfare claimants for signs they might commit fraud or error has based its verdicts in part on applicants’ age, it has emerged, sparking calls for a review of whether the system is legal.’

The Guardian, 18th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judge criticises firm’s failures in defending solicitor’s dismissal claim – Legal Futures

Posted April 26th, 2021 in age discrimination, coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, redundancy, solicitors, time limits, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A conveyancing solicitor has won her unfair dismissal and discrimination claim against a well-known Essex law firm by default after it filed its defence two days late.’

Legal Futures, 26th April 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Older drinkers risk discrimination says charity, after pub refuses to serve man without smartphone – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2021 in age discrimination, computer programs, coronavirus, licensed premises, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Older drinkers are at risk of discrimination in pubs because they do not have smartphones to order food and drinks on an app, a charity has warned.’

Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2021

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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