Aderemi v London and South Eastern Railway Ltd gives some useful pointers about what sort of disability will be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. – While an inability to carry out all your work duties does not equate to an inability to carry out day to day activities, it should not be…
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Flexible working is still often seen solely as a benefit for part-time working mothers with young children. However, a new guide for managers, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, shows how employers in many different sectors are gaining better business results from making alternative work patterns widely available to employees. A medium-sized engineering…
There have been calls for the resignation of the Chief Executive of Eurostar. To me, they seem misplaced. Yes, he’s the head and public face of an organisation that has failed about a hundred thousand people at a very important time, but, if he goes, what good would that do and who would take his…
Injury stricken Manchester United are rumoured to be appraoching the out of contract (or unemployed) Sol Campbell. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has only one first team defender available at present and has resorted to playing numerous players out of position (albeit successfully) to fill the gap. Although this cannot carry on long term. Ex…
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Jackie Orme, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, the organisation for HR managers, has remained defiant in the face of stinging criticism of the decision to retain her bonus. Earlier this year the Institute lost 41 staff as well as axing discretionary bonuses for all staff and imposing a pay freeze. Ms…
In our September newsletter we reported the claim of PC Gurmeal Singh: Sikh policeman says “I felt that I was on ‘Only Fools and Horses’” Sikh police officer Gurmeal Singh has brought employment tribunal proceedings against Greater Manchester Police for religious and race discrimination on account of his turban. We could be forgiven for thinking…
The Health and Safety Executive has been criticised for running radio ads in which figures concerning work-related diseases caused by exposure to asbestos were stated as definitive when they were in fact based on estimates and overstating the number of deaths resulting from such exposure. Five ads were broadcast as part of a campaign to…
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