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Author Archives: Darren Newman
New (and rather modest) proposals on pregnancy and redundancy
On a dull and extended train ride home last night I was perked up by a report that the Government was extending the rights of pregnant women. The report from the BBC (based on this Government press release) says: The … Continue reading
Of course vegans are protected by the Equality Act!
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
Posted in Equality Act, Uncategorized
Tagged discrimination, league against cruel sports, philosophical belief, vegan
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Supreme Court finds no discrimination in ‘gay cake’ case
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
My Pimlico Plumbers Prediction (updated)
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
Posted in Employment status, Taylor Report, Uncategorized
Tagged gig economy, Lady Hale, Pimlico Plumbers, substitution clauses, supreme court
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‘Last Chance Saloon’ for gender pay gap reporting?
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
Posted in gender pay gap, Uncategorized
Tagged Equality Act, Equality Act 2006, Equality Commission
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Government responds to the Taylor Review
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
Iceland, equal pay and enforcing the gender pay gap regulations
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
Posted in Equal pay, Equality Act, gender pay gap, Uncategorized
Tagged Equality Commission, iceland
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The Classic Employment Law Songbook
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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What is the point of Unfair Dismissal?
On Monday I read a story that utterly depressed me. The BBC reported the case of Rachel Burns who was dismissed by Surrey County Council from her job in a care home for posting pictures on Facebook that included a … Continue reading
How Uber could win in the Employment Appeal Tribunal
I spent yesterday sitting in the public gallery of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (if you can call five rows of seats the back of a big room a ‘gallery’) listening to Dinah Rose QC argue that the Employment Tribunal was … Continue reading
Posted in Employment status, Uncategorized
Tagged Employment Appeal Tribunal, uber, workers
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A Range of Reasonable Responses 