Despite efforts to encourage diversity in the workplace, employers can still get caught out by the equality legislation. This has been demonstrated by the recent decision in Bougnaoui and another v Micropole SA where a ban on an employee wearing her Islamic headscarf (hijab) was deemed to be direct discrimination.
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Monthly Archive July 2016
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JulEmployment Tribunal Judgments to Be Published Online
Last week, in and amongst the raft of Brexit and football news, some employers may have missed a potentially important piece of employment law news. It has been announced that from autumn 2016, new Employment Tribunal judgments will be published online. Whilst this news may have failed to grab headlines, here I take a look at what this means in reality.
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Jul#Brexit and Immigration; Will Free Movement of Workers Remain?
Last week we brought you our early predictions on what employment law changes #Brexit could bring with it.
With #Brexit still a huge topic of conversation amongst many, and news reports citing increased levels of racism against nationals from other EU counties who live and work in the UK, we take a look at what Brexit means for those exercising their right to free movement under EU legislation. Don’t forget, this not only applies to nationals of others EU countries living in the UK but also UK nationals living elsewhere in the EU.
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