Tag Archives: Equality Commission
The New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment
I have a problem with the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023. It’s a rubbish name for a statute to begin with. But I also think it does something fundamentally undesirable. Bear with me, though, because it … Continue reading
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
Reforming NDAs – why it won’t solve the real problem
The first thing to be clear about is that almost any settlement of a potential Employment Tribunal claim will include a confidentiality clause. This may be called a non-disclosure agreement or an NDA. If you are a journalist. the term … Continue reading
‘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
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
Can you afford to ignore the Gender Pay Gap Regulations?
Actually, I think you can. Probably. I mean what’s the worst that can happen? While other large employers publish their gender pay gap information you simply sit back and say. “Not for us, thanks, we’re fine.” Of course many people … Continue reading
An Insult to Christians? The Mail’s Insult to Our Intelligence
This morning’s front page of the Daily Mail is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night. There is a particular kind of deliberate stupidity – a boneheaded, almost joyous, refusal to understand or engage with an argument … Continue reading
A Range of Reasonable Responses 