Author Archives: Darren Newman

About Darren Newman

Employment law consultant, trainer, writer and anorak

Of course vegans are protected by the Equality Act!

Posted on December 3, 2018

A vegan is claiming discrimination after being sacked from his job at the League Against Cruel Sports. The emphasis of the BBC story is on whether or not Mr Casamitjana’s beliefs will be protected under the Equality Act as a philosophical … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court finds no discrimination in ‘gay cake’ case

Posted on October 11, 2018

Well I think the Supreme Court got it right – probably. In Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd they hold that there was no discrimination when a bakery refused to bake a cake for a customer bearing the slogan ‘support … Continue reading →

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My Pimlico Plumbers Prediction (updated)

Posted on June 12, 2018

UPDATE: so the decision is out and it seems to be mainly Option 1 (see below). Lord Wilson’s decision does, I think, move the law on a bit when it comes to the right to send a substitute. When looking … Continue reading →

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‘Last Chance Saloon’ for gender pay gap reporting?

Posted on March 27, 2018

With just days to go before the deadline for large employers to submit their gender pay gap information (30 March for the public sector, 4 April for the private and third sectors) the press is full of concern that many … Continue reading →

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Government responds to the Taylor Review

Posted on February 7, 2018

I imagine that Matthew Taylor is pleased with the response the Government has given to his “Good Work’ review of Modern Employment Practices. A (mainly) positive response to all but one of his recommendations (the Government seem determined not to … Continue reading →

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Iceland, equal pay and enforcing the gender pay gap regulations

Posted on January 5, 2018

So the internet informs me that Iceland has become the first country in the world to make it illegal to pay men more than women. Iceland has not, of course, passed a law saying that it is illegal for an … Continue reading →

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The Classic Employment Law Songbook

Posted on December 15, 2017

Over the past year I’ve been recording a series of podcasts looking at classic employment law cases and seeing what relevance they have today. I try to put each into its historical and legal perspective and one part of that … Continue reading →

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