Employment

There is a widespread perception that even prior to Covid-19, progress on improving social mobility in the UK had stalled and many employers were not as socio-economically diverse as they could be. As the UK economy starts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that the pandemic has had

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together, the “Regulators”) published a joint Discussion Paper (DP) on 7 July 2021 in which they seek to engage with UK regulated financial entities and other stakeholders to discuss how the pace of meaningful change on

On 21 July 2021 the Government published its response to the consultation on workplace sexual harassment which was launched in 2019 to determine how to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace. The Government’s proposed changes are intended to encourage employers to prioritise the prevention of sexual harassment by taking proactive

The number of women in the workplace at both ends of the spectrum is growing. 51% of the population are female and of these, 71% work. More female than male graduates are entering the professional working world, where menstruation could be an issue for them. Women over the age of 50

As 19th July, the “Terminus” date for lockdown restrictions has now passed, employers are finalising their plans for a potential return to the workplace in some form or another either gradually during the Summer or from September onwards. Many employers will put in place hybrid working arrangements, but will these really

The EAT has held in the landmark decision of Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which is being hailed as a victory for working mothers, that Employment Tribunals must now take judicial notice of and consider if relevant “the childcare disparity” which exists between women and men, in