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The Equality Act 2010 (the 'Act') protects employees from discriminatory acts at work. The Act specifically provides that a discriminatory act done by a person (A) in the course of A's employment

Cheshire Police were found to have directly discriminated against a white heterosexual male candidate

Recent case suggests a reasonable adjustment may take the form of an undertaking

Unfair to dismiss for reputational damage when this was not put to the teacher as a formal allegation.

A service provision change TUPE transfer occurs when activities carried out by one provider are taken over by a new provider as long as there was, immediately before the change ...

Employers need to have a clear non-discriminatory reason for action when dealing with religious expression

Dismissal and breach of right to privacy were justified by potential risk to employer's reputation as statutory safeguarding partner.

EAT: teacher's dismissal could not be discriminatory on the basis of the employer's religion or belief but was discriminatory on the ground of sex

A few weeks ago we published an article about the best use of probationary periods and the risks of claims arising from this early stage of employment

Most EU Member States have laws specifically regulating video surveillance, the majority of which prohibit covert video surveillance of staff by their employers.

It is not unusual for the Court to look at a person's capacity to deal with a number of areas of their life.

The sector is under fire again. What is being done and what can you do?

The government has begun consulting on draft amendments – responses need to be sent by the 7th July 2022.

In the case of EXB v FDZ [2018] EWHC 3456 (QB) Foskett J, that was the question to be determined.

A Court of Protection case involved BJB's financial Deputy seeking release from a reverse indemnity due to escalating care costs. The case highlighted challenges in managing long-term care funding, with similar issues seen in other claims involving lump sums and rising expenses.

One of the partners in our community-led housing team is currently developing her own cohousing project in Cumbria.

Could the recent growth in student housing co-operatives be one solution to the challenge of housing students in an affordable, fair way?