“A woman solicitor who alleges that her boss remarked she had ‘all the traits of a blonde’ and should find herself a rich husband has begun tribunal proceedings for sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Ministers claim reforms will make it easier for businesses to grow but unions say change will ‘reward bad employers who disadvantage women and ethnic minority workers’.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A pupil is taking a London school to the High Court, arguing its ban on ‘cornrows’ hairstyles is unlawful.”
BBC News, 10th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An internationally renowned chef has won a gagging order preventing publication of a legal wrangle with two former employees.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Government plans for reform of employment tribunals will discriminate against black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, women, and young workers, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 19th April 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Employers must act ‘proportionately’ when they provide women who are pregnant or on maternity leave with special treatment at work, an employment appeals tribunal has ruled.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministry of Defence v Wallis and another [2011] EWCA Civ 231; [2011] WLR (D) 76
“The employment tribunal had jurisdiction to hear discrimination and unfair dismissal claims brought by claimants who had been employed by the Ministry of Defence in the British section of international schools in Belgium and the Netherlands.”
WLR Daily, 9th March 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“It is four decades since the Equal Pay Act came into force, yet men still earn more than women in nearly 90% of job categories, according to analysis by the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2004/113/EC was invalid with effect from 21 December 2012 since it permitted European Union law and consequently member states’ laws, to derogate from the principle of equal treatment of men and women, guaranteed by articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, without temporal limitation.”
WLR Daily, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Legally speaking, the judgment from the European court of justice that prohibits use of gender in underwriting premiums is unsurprising.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jade Sell is a young driver whose car insurance premium is set to rise as a result of today’s ECJ ruling on gender.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Young women could face big increases in the cost of car insurance, if insurers are told that they have to stop quoting different prices for men and women.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Male pensioners could lose around £340 a year if the European court backs gender equality rules for insurance companies this week, experts are predicting.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A John Lewis shop assistant accused of inappropriately slapping a male colleague’s bottom has been cleared after a tribunal ruled that she was merely a ‘tactile’ Italian woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A ruling that a sailor missed out on promotion due to her gender is to be reviewed.”
BBC news, 10th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former BBC presenter Miriam O’Reilly was warned ‘to be careful with those wrinkles when high definition comes in’ nine months before she was dropped from Countryfile by the BBC, a tribunal heard yesterday. Ms O’Reilly, 53, is suing the broadcaster for sex and age discrimination after losing her job when the rural affairs show was moved to a prime-time slot.”
The Independent, 5th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Female criminals are more likely to have mental health or educational difficulties and to have parenting responsibilities, while a lower proportion will have committed violent crimes than men, according to new guidelines. Judges ought to ‘bear these matters in mind’ when passing sentence, according to the Equal Treatment Bench Book, published by the Judicial Studies Board (JSB).”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A London firm has claimed sex discrimination in judicial review proceedings challenging the Legal Services Commission’s refusal to award it immigration and community care contracts.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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