Worker Protection Bill Updated … Less Responsibility On Employers?
Written by JMW Solicitors LLP Background: The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill previously proposed new obligations on employers to prevent sexual harassment and third-party harassment of employees. In this context, a ‘third party’ means anyone other than the employer or one of its employees. In 2010, when the Equality Act came…
Menopause Discrimination in the Workplace
Written by Brabners LLP The recent Employment Tribunal case of Mrs M Lynskey v Direct Line Insurance [2023] highlights the difficulties an employer can face when trying to fairly manage a disabled employee who is failing to meet performance standards. In many cases severe menopausal symptoms could be classed as a disability. It is therefore…