BA Cabin Crew to bring race discrimination claim
The Guardian reports that: A group of BA flight attendants is claiming that the removal of discounted travel from strikers discriminates indirectly …
Equality Act 2010 – there is an actual devil in the detail
Section 60(9) of the Equality Act 2010: “Work†means employment, contract work, a position as a partner, a position as a member …
Coalition government agreement sets out employment law direction
We will review employment and workplace laws, for employers and employees, to ensure they maximise flexibility for both parties while protecting fairness …
Computer-based misconduct – best done abroad
Usefully Employed has, since its inception, championed the right of employers to take strong disciplinary action against employees whose behaviour could cause …
Compulsory retirement lawful, for now
At the end of last month, judgment was handed down in the Heyday litigation – a long running campaign by Age Concern …
Updated Vento Guidelines
Compensation for discrimination claims can include an award for injury to feelings. The Vento Guidelines were set by the Court of Appeal …
Stagecoach drivers warned to fight the flab
Stagecoach buses are now fitted with seats that aren’t rated to carry drivers over 20 stone, so the company has told those …
Trans? Prove it, let’s have a look.
A Philadelphia trans woman was told more-or-less just that, being asked to provide a surgeon’s report and, most shockingly, photographs of her …
Riam Dean wins disability claim against Abercrombie & Fitch
Riam Dean’s disability discrimination claim against Abercrombie & Fitch alleged that she had been pulled from the shop floor back to the …
Sex discrimination in the news
The news is full of a possible £12 million pounds payment to bullied city lawyer Gillian Switalski. From the Guardian report: Switalski …
