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Author Archives: Darren Newman
Religious discrimination and “The Color Purple”
The EAT has just handed down a decision in the case of Omooba v (1) Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (2) Leicester Theatre Trust and I am worried about its implications. It seems to suggest that an employer can legitimately cave … Continue reading
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Is the Menopause a disability?
The front page of the Times on Thursday carried the headline: Respect the menopause or be sued for disability discrimination, firms told Employers could be sued for disability discrimination if they fail to make “reasonable adjustments” for menopausal women such … Continue reading
Indirect discrimination – squandering our Brexit freedoms?
The Sunday Telegraph reports concern among Tory MPs that Rishi Sunak is “squandering Brexit Freedoms by approving more EU rules”. The headline refers to new Regulations amending the Equality Act 2010. With its usual calm understatement when dealing with discrimination … Continue reading
Posted in BREXIT, Equality Act, Indirect discrimination, Uncategorized
Tagged CHEZ, Equality Act, indirect discrimination, Telegraph
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Labour’s plans for discrimination law
(Please note: I wrote this on a Sunday night just after seeing the Guardian’s report. I reserve the right to amend it in the clear light of day when I’ve had a chance to think a bit more and see … Continue reading
Simplifying the rules on annual leave?
On 8 November the Government published The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (catchy title). Among other minor measures these make amendments to the right to annual leave and holiday pay in the Working Time Regulations 1998. … Continue reading
Sacked for your beliefs? A balancing act for Tribunals.
One of the issues I talk about a lot with clients is the extent to which employees with beliefs that might conflict with the values of the employer need to be accommodated – and how employers should deal with potential … Continue reading
Posted in philosophical belief, Uncategorized
Tagged gender critical, Higgs v farmors, Human Rights, religion and belief, trans rights
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The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
This is bad lawmaking. The Government is granting itself sweeping powers while claiming that it only intends to use them for a limited purpose. This allows it to sidestep any debate about how the tension between the right to strike and impact that strikes have on public services should be navigated. Continue reading
Posted in Industrial action, trade unions
Tagged minimum service levels, strike laws, strikes, the right to strike
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End of the Road for Uber?
One of the things I like about the Supreme Court is its lack of grandeur. People often associate the English legal system with all manner of flummery – wigs, gowns, archaic language, soaring rhetoric and elaborate ceremony. You get none … Continue reading
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