Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned by 2026 – The Independent
‘Exclusions from primary school should be banned by 2026, a new report has said.’
The Independent, 29th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: equality
Harassment in employment?: Ali v Heathrow Express – Law & Religion UK
‘Anis Ali, a Muslim, worked for the Heathrow Express which was at the relevant time run by the first respondent, Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd. The second respondent, Redline Assured Security Ltd, was responsible for carrying out security checks at the airport and the Heathrow Express stations. The checks involved creating and leaving suspicious objects to test how security officers responded to them, and in August 2017 it carried out a test using a bag containing a box, some electric cable and, visible at the top, a piece of paper with the words “Allahu Akbar” written in Arabic. Subsequently, the Operating Company sent an e-mail reporting on the results of the test and including images of the bag and the note to a group of employees – including Mr Ali.’
Law & Religion UK, 19th April 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
System failure led to default judgment against leading law firm – Legal Futures
‘Leading legal aid firm Duncan Lewis has been ordered to pay a former director costs of £6,500 for setting aside a default employment tribunal judgment caused by its internal failures.’
Legal Futures, 13th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Female black and Asian prisoners detail racism endured in landmark report – The Independent
‘Black and Asian women in prison are experiencing racial discrimination at the hands of staff members, a damning new report has found.’
The Independent, 8th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Warburton v. Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police: Applying the Statutory Test – Easier Said Than Done – Littleton Chambers
‘The Claimant’s case centred primarily around an allegation that he had been victimised, contrary to s.27 Equality Act 2010. His contention was that the Respondent police force had refused his application to become a police officer because he had outstanding Employment Tribunal proceedings alleging discrimination against another police force. Those proceedings were a protected act.’
Littleton Chambers, 21st March 2022
Source: littletonchambers.com
Case Comment: R (on the application of Z) v Hackney LBC [2020] UKSC 40 – UKSC Blog
‘The narrow result of this appeal is that, on the facts, it was proportionate and lawful for a charity to restrict the allocation of its housing stock to Orthodox Jewish families. However, in reaching that conclusion, Lord Sales, giving the leading judgment, made a number of points of wider importance.’
UKSC Blog, 4th April 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Class as a protected characteristic? – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘The social, economic and cultural effects of the pandemic are likely to cast a long shadow into the future, exacerbating existing inequalities and creating new ones. One impact is that social inequality is set to rise. Could social class be protected under the Equality Act 2010, and what would it mean for employees and employers?’
12 King's Bench Walk, 10th March 2022
Source: www.12kbw.co.uk
Suitability, enquiries, gender reassignment and the public sector equality duty – Nearly Legal
‘An interesting Court of Appeal decision on the sufficiency of enquiries to establish suitability of accommodation offered in discharge of section 189B Housing Act 1986 duty where the homeless person has the protected characteristics of disability and gender reassignment.’
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects appeal over sufficiency of inquiries made by housing options manager – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal over the sufficiency of inquiries made by a borough council to determine the suitability of accommodation offered to a homeless applicant with ‘protected characteristics’ of disability and gender reassignment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Human rights watchdog publishes single-sex spaces guide – BBC News
‘Services such as bathrooms and domestic abuse refuges can be single sex in certain circumstances, Britain’s human rights body has said in new guidance.’
BBC News, 4th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities – gov.uk publications
‘Inclusive Britain is the government’s response to the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.’
gov.uk publications, 17th March 2022
UK government to scrap ‘BAME’ in response to race inquiry – The Guardian
‘Response to Sewell inquiry also lays out plans for greater police scrutiny and a “model history curriculum.” ‘
The Guardian, 16th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Vexatious litigant banned after bringing 40 ET claims – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A vexatious litigant who brought more than 40 discrimination cases in a decade has been banned from bringing claims in the employment tribunal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Gender equality: More flexible working, less unconscious bias training – Legal Futures
‘The legal profession is “making progress” towards more equitable gender representation at a senior level, but there is plenty of scope for improvement, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Catholic church bans visit by gay author to London school – The Guardian
‘The Catholic church has banned a visit to a London school by a gay author and removed a number of governors who supported the event, in a move that has drawn comparisons to the notorious 1980s section 28 ban on “promoting homosexuality”.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
MPs slate Ministry of Justice over Crown Court backlog and judges – Legal Futures
‘MPs today slated the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) “meagre ambition” to reduce the Crown Court case backlog and warned that efforts to recruit judges will ignore the need to improve diversity.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Firm to pay £26,500 to worker sacked for not coming in on Jewish holiday – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An employment tribunal has ordered that a firm pay around £26,500 to a Jewish employee sacked after he did not come to work on Passover.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
