The Equality Bill cleared Parliament this week, and is now law (although many parts of the Act will only come into force at a later time). Summary of the Bill The Bill harmonises most current equality legislation, while also extending existing discrimination laws, including the ‘protected characteristics’ of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil […]
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Post created on: April 9th, 2010
The Equality Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords today, and is now expected to be followed by approval of the Lord’s amendments in the House of Commons, and finally Royal Assent – which will make the Bill an Act of Parliament. The new Act will harmonise many of the current discrimination […]
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Post created on: March 23rd, 2010
The new “Fitness for Work” forms are due to be introduced in less than three weeks, but the results of a survey published by Aviva Health suggests there is still ignorance about these from most employers & employees, and among those aware of the changes, many don’t think these will help. Among the 500 employers […]
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Post created on: March 19th, 2010
Figures released this week by Acas have revealed that the number of businesses and employees trying to avoid employment tribunal claims has risen in recent months. The volume of calls every month to the Acas helpline referred to the early conciliation service – pre-claim conciliation (PCC) have almost doubled since September 2009. The free service […]
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Post created on: March 19th, 2010
Catholic Care, a Leeds-based adoption agency, has won a high court appeal allowing it to ignore sexual orientation regulations and so exclude same-sex partners who wish to adopt. The judgement is quite narrow and will require further argument (at the Charity Commission) before ‘Catholic Care’ will have their way & are permitted to discriminate against […]
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Post created on: March 18th, 2010
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