Category: sex discrimination

Surrogacy, IVF and equality: JR176(2)’s application for judicial review – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 1st, 2023 in equality, gender, homosexuality, human rights, judicial review, news, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, surrogacy by sally

‘Two men are in a relationship and want to have a child. They approach a female friend who is happy to be their surrogate. She has previously had a voluntary sterilisation procedure, so she would need in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) using a donor egg (a procedure known as gestational surrogacy), to help her friends realise their wishes. This is where they all encounter a problem: voluntary sterilisation makes the woman ineligible for publicly funded IVF.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 28th February 2023

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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.’

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Legal Futures, 13th February 2023

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Hundreds of UK officers should never have been appointed, says police watchdog – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2023 in criminal records, disciplinary procedures, equality, harassment, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, sex discrimination, sexual offences, women by tracey

‘Officers with prior convictions and close links with criminals are among hundreds who have joined the police in the last three years who should not have been allowed in, according to the head of the police watchdog.’

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The Guardian, 5th February 2023

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Bill to extend maternity protections passes in House of Commons – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2023 in bills, employment, equality, news, pregnancy, redundancy, sex discrimination, women by michael

‘A push to secure better protection from maternity discrimination has taken a step forward, after a bill extending maternity protections passed its final stage in the House of Commons.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2023

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Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating incel ideology – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2023 in news, sex discrimination, statistics, terrorism, terrorism prevention & investigation measures by sally

‘There has been a large rise in the number of young men referred to the government’s Prevent scheme over the women-hating “incel” ideology, official statistics have shown.’

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The Guardian, 26th January 2023

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UK menopause law change rejected as it ‘could discriminate against men’ – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2023 in employment, menopause, news, reports, select committees, sex discrimination by sally

‘Proposals to change UK legislation to protect the rights of women experiencing menopause have been in part rejected by the government due to fears such a move would discriminate against men.’

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The Guardian, 24th January 2023

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Solicitor can sue ex-firm for misuse of private WhatsApp messages – Legal Futures

Posted January 11th, 2023 in anonymity, compensation, employment, harassment, law firms, news, privacy, sex discrimination, solicitors, telecommunications, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal by sally

‘A High Court master has rejected what he described as a law firm owner’s attempt to “stifle” a misuse of private information (MPI) claim by a junior solicitor he dismissed by applying to have her case struck out.’

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Legal Futures, 11th January 2023

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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”).’

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3PB, 13th December 2022

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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.’

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Mills & Reeve, 4th January 2023

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Cabinet minister rejects national misogyny and racism inquiry – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2022 in emergency services, employment, equality, fire services, government departments, inquiries, news, racism, sex discrimination by tracey

‘A national inquiry into institutional misogyny and racism in the workplace has been rejected by the government. The inquiry was called for by the authors of a damning report into London Fire Brigade’s workplace culture.’

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BBC News, 27th November 2022

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Firm action call in Gwent Police misogyny and racism probe – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2022 in corruption, disciplinary procedures, harassment, news, police, professional conduct, race discrimination, racism, sex discrimination, telecommunications, women by tracey

‘Any serving Gwent Police officer found to have been involved in “abhorrent messages” need to face firm action, the force’s police and crime commissioner has said.’

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BBC News, 14th November 2022

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New duties to be imposed on UK employers to prevent sexual harassment – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 4th, 2022 in bills, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, news, sex discrimination, sexual offences, statutory duty, third parties, women by tracey

‘The UK government is supporting a private member’s bill to bring back employers’ liability for harassment of employees by third parties at work, as well as introduce a new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2022

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Police vetting failures have allowed ‘predatory’ officers to join up, watchdog finds – The Guardian

Posted November 2nd, 2022 in harassment, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, reports, sex discrimination, sexual offences, women by sally

‘Defective vetting and failures by police leaders have allowed a “prevalent” culture of potentially thousands of officers who are “predatory” towards women to join and stay in the ranks, a damning official report has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2022

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Mother wins £60,000 over Morrisons discrimination – BBC News

Posted November 1st, 2022 in damages, employment tribunals, maternity leave, news, pregnancy, sex discrimination by sally

‘Morrisons has been told to pay a mother £60,000 for discriminating against her when she returned from maternity leave.’

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BBC News, 31st October 2022

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Met Police report: Officers getting away with breaking law – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2022 in complaints, fraud, harassment, news, police, professional conduct, race discrimination, racism, reports, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, women by sally

‘Hundreds of Met Police officers have been getting away with breaking the law and misconduct, a damning report has found.’

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BBC News, 17th October 2022

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Law Commission seeks ban on discrimination in appointing arbitrators – Legal Futures

Posted September 22nd, 2022 in agreements, arbitration, consultations, equality, Law Commission, news, recruitment, sex discrimination by sally

‘Arbitration agreements requiring that the arbitrator be a “commercial man” or otherwise specifying a protected characteristic will be unenforceable under Law Commission proposals published today.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd September 2022

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Staff at Home Office contractors sue over discrimination and unfair dismissal – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2022 in contracting out, disability discrimination, government departments, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘Dozens of security staff who detain and deport people for the Home Office are taking legal action over race, sex, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2022

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Research Briefing: Commonwealth and Human Rights Research Briefing Published Tuesday, 30 August, 2022 – House of Commons Library

Posted September 5th, 2022 in colonies, forced labour, freedom of expression, homosexuality, human rights, news, parliament, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, women by tracey

‘Describes the Commonwealth’s work on human rights and the issues it seeks to address, such as the economic empowerment of women and preventing modern slavery.’

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House of Commons Library , 30th August 2022

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Public Sexual Harassment Could Become A Criminal Offence – Each Other

Posted August 24th, 2022 in consultations, criminal justice, equality, harassment, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘A consultation has been launched which could determine whether public sexual harassment could become a criminal offence in the UK.’

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Each Other, 23rd August 2022

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Met police take ex-officer who made claims of sexism and racism to court – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2022 in equality, news, non-disclosure agreements, police, race discrimination, racism, sex discrimination, whistleblowers by tracey

‘The Metropolitan police is taking a former senior officer to court, claiming her allegations of racism and sexism broke an agreement meant to gag her from speaking out, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2022

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